Indian cricket team ready to go hardik pandya as captain in the next T20I against West Indies. As per a report in PTI, the star all-rounder will lead India in T20Is as the selection committee is adamant on phasing out. Virat Kohli And Rohit Sharma Out of the shortest format of the game.
The 29-year-old Hardik had already led India in 11 T20Is and also in the opening ODI against Australia ahead of the Indian Premier League 2023. Rohit and Virat have not featured in T20Is since the conclusion of the ICC T20 World Cup last year. Where the Men in Blue failed to reach the finals. India’s performance in Asia Cup 2022 has prompted the selection committee to look ahead to Rohit Sharma for the next World Cup in 2024.
The Indian national team selectors are already considering some major changes in the T20I squad for the five-match series against the West Indies. IPL Actors Rinku Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jitesh Sharma are in the running to make their international debuts, while Ruturaj Gaikwad and Mohit Sharma are set to return to the team.
Rohit’s captaincy has come under the scanner after their massive 209-run defeat against Australia in the final of the ICC World Test Championship 2023. The opener will be 38 at the end of the next WTC cycle and his deputy Cheteshwar Pujara Facing a potential snub from the red-ball team. It has been said in the report of PIT KL Rahul Will not be considered to lead India in any format.
Former national selector Devang Gandhi said that Shubman Gill Likely to be groomed as the next captain to lead India in Tests Ravindra Jadeja Can be used as a short term substitute.
“The problem is that you give Pujara the West Indies Test series and if he scores runs, you have to stick with him for one more year because after that there are no Tests till December. And prepare him for bigger battles,” Devang Joshi told PTI.