Several solid contenders have emerged in recent months for India’s captaincy in T20Is. with Virat Kohli resignation after t20 World The cup was handed over to Rohit Sharma last year.
during IPL 2022, Rohit’s Mumbai Indians finished last in the 10-team competition. However, Hardik Pandya, in his maiden stint as the full-time captain of the IPL franchise, guided the novice Gujarat Titans to the title in a thumping fashion.
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Since then, calls for his promotion India The T20I captain is getting louder. In the ongoing T20I series against South Africa at home, KL Rahul was to lead in Rohit’s absence. However, an unfortunate injury that ended on the eve of the series ended his involvement with Rishabh Pant being appointed as the captain.
Former Australia spinner Brad Hogg believes that India’s T20 team should be led by Pandya as the star all-rounder has already proved his mettle in the IPL.
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Hogg said in a video on his Instagram account, ‘Hardik Pandya should be the captain of this T20 team in front of Rahul. “He proved his mettle in the IPL. He wants those tough moments when the team’s back is against the wall. He wants to go out there and bowl, be it with the bat or the ball.
Pandya has also shown that he can adapt his role with the bat to match the situation, whether as an accumulator or a pinch-hitter.
Hogg termed Pandya as the ‘most valuable T20 cricketer’ in the world at the moment.
“The second night (first T20I vs South Africa in Delhi), he came on during those final overs and was able to find a boundary with the first ball. Many people cannot do this. And he can go up and work in the top order if they lose early wickets as well. He is the most valuable T20 cricketer to walk around in world cricket at the moment,” he said.
India trail 0-2 in the five-match T20I series.
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