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In keeping with a report, Suryakumar Yadav is anticipated to be appointed captain of the Indian cricket workforce forward of present vice-captain Hardik Pandya for the upcoming T20 sequence in opposition to Sri Lanka. After India's T20 World Cup 2024 win, the trio of captain Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja retired from this format in worldwide cricket. Shubman Gill was the captain within the T20 sequence in opposition to Zimbabwe, however after Gautam Gambhir grew to become the pinnacle coach forward of the Sri Lanka sequence, Suryakumar is being thought of as a captaincy possibility.
Report ESPN Cricinfo He stated that though Hardik will be chosen because the T20 captain rather than Rohit in the long run, Suryakumar might get this place attributable to his health considerations and workload administration. Hardik has missed many matches attributable to accidents within the final one yr.
It’s discovered that Gambhir and Agarkar spoke to Pandya this night about this variation in plans and instructed him {that a} long-term possibility is being finalised to make sure stability.
After India's World Cup win within the West Indies final month, Rohit Sharma retired from the shortest format of T20 cricket, after which the command of the workforce got here into the arms of Rohit Sharma.
Pandya, one of many heroes of that victory, will take a break in the course of the three-match ODI sequence in opposition to Sri Lanka for “private causes”. The T20 Internationals in opposition to Sri Lanka can be performed in Pallekele from July 27 to 30, adopted by the ODIs in Colombo from August 2 to 7.
The squad for the sequence is anticipated to be introduced within the subsequent few days.
“Hardik Pandya was India's T20 vice-captain underneath Rohit Sharma. He’s totally match and out there for the three-match T20 sequence and was supposed to guide the aspect however there’s a sturdy risk that SRH would be the doubtless captain of the workforce not just for the Sri Lanka sequence but in addition until the 2026 World Cup,” a senior BCCI supply instructed PTI on situation of anonymity.
The official stated, “Hardik's break from ODIs is because of very private causes. He doesn’t have any health points as is being stated within the media.”
(With PTI inputs)
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