Recently Gautam Gambhir has become the head coach of Team India. After this, many big changes took place in the Indian team. Actually, Suryakumar Yadav has been made the captain of the Indian T20 team. Under the leadership of Rohit Sharma, the Indian team won the T20 World Cup, but after this Rohit Sharma said goodbye to T20 International.
It was believed that after Rohit Sharma's retirement, all-rounder Hardik Pandya would be given the captaincy in the T20 format, but Suryakumar Yadav was given preference over Hardik Pandya. It is believed that head coach Gautam Gambhir played a big role in making Suryakumar Yadav the captain.
Indian team is on Sri Lanka tour
Currently the Indian team is on a tour of Sri Lanka. Big news is coming out before the start of the India-Sri Lanka series. According to media reports, after Suryakumar Yadav became the captain, Hardik Pandya could not make it to the first team of the Indian team. It is being said that Hardik Pandya is very angry with Suryakumar Yadav becoming the captain. However, recently BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar and head coach Gautam Gambhir had given clarification regarding making Suryakumar Yadav the captain in place of Hardik Pandya.
Hardik Pandya is an important player for the team
BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar and head coach Gautam Gambhir said in the press conference that Suryakumar Yadav's fitness is better than Hardik Pandya. Hardik Pandya is constantly struggling with injury. Apart from this, Suryakumar Yadav has performed brilliantly as a batsman. The chief selector and head coach have made it clear that Hardik Pandya is an important player, but Suryakumar Yadav is a better option for captaincy. Earlier recently, the Indian team won the T20 World Cup title under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma. He was the vice-captain of the Indian team Hardik Pandya.