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After winning the T20 World Cup 2024 trophy, Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from this format. Since then, there has been a lot of discussion about the next captain of the Indian team in T20. The biggest contenders in this race were Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav. However, now it seems that due to this decision of Rohit, Hardik will not be able to become the captain.
After winning the T20 World Cup 2024 trophy, Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from this format. Since then, there has been a lot of discussion about the next captain of the Indian team in T20. Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav were the biggest contenders in this race. The Indian team will play three T20 matches on the Sri Lanka tour. Therefore, the BCCI has started brainstorming to choose its permanent captain in this format. In the initial report, head coach Gautam Gambhir had given his support to Suryakumar Yadav for this post. Now according to the latest reports, recently retired captain Rohit Sharma has also voted in favor of Suryakumar Yadav.
Why is Hardik not the first choice?
The Indian team has got a new head coach in the form of Gautam Gambhir. Now after Rohit Sharma's retirement, the search for a captain in T20 is on. Team India recently went on a tour of Zimbabwe, where Shubman Gill was given the captaincy. However, he was made the captain only for this tour. However, the BCCI now wants a permanent solution to this and for this it has sought advice from head coach Gautam Gambhir and former captain Rohit Sharma. According to the Times of India report, both have talked about handing over the captaincy to Suryakumar Yadav. This means that because of Rohit, Hardik will no longer be able to become the captain of Team India.
The biggest reason behind not making Hardik Pandya the captain is his injury problem. In the last few years, he has failed to play two consecutive series due to injury. His workload management has emerged as a big challenge for the team. In such a situation, despite making him the captain, the team may always need a new captain, while the BCCI wants a long-term solution in captaincy. Apart from this, Surya's performance is also a big factor. Therefore, Suryakumar Yadav can be appointed captain not only for the Sri Lanka tour but also for the 2026 T20 World Cup.
Hardik vs Suryakumar
Talking about captaincy in T20 International, Surya's record is better than Hardik. Hardik has captained in 16 T20 Internationals so far, in which he has won 10 matches, lost 5, while 1 match was tied. On the other hand, Suryakumar Yadav has captained in 7 T20 International matches, in which he has won 5 and lost 2. It is clear that Surya has the upper hand in terms of percentage.
India's tour of Sri Lanka from July 27
India's tour of Sri Lanka is starting from July 27. On this tour, Team India will first play the T20 series, which will start from July 27 and end on July 30. India has to play a 3-match T20 series in Sri Lanka.