For the upcoming collection in opposition to Sri Lanka, India made Suryakumar Yadav the skipper which raised a number of eyebrows as Hardik Pandya was named because the vice-captain to Rohit Sharma within the T20 World Cup 2024 co-hosted by West Indies and america which India emerged victorious. Chairman of Chief Selectors Ajit Agarkar would give “health” as the explanation behind the choice.
“No, right here they (the claims) simply hand him a certificates saying he isn’t match and there are issues about his health. There are many gamers who weren’t tremendous match however nonetheless grew to become nice captains. So, I feel it was simply an excuse. As a result of if Surya wasn’t round, then Rishabh (Pant) would have been the captain since it’s important to have a look at the longer term,” stated former Pakistan cricketer Rashid Latif on the Caught Behind YouTube channel.
“Health has been one thing that he’s struggled with. As selectors, it turns into tough then. The thought behind it was that we wish somebody (as captain) who’s prone to be accessible extra. We additionally really feel we will handle Hardik higher, we’ve seen what he can do with the bat and ball within the World Cup… We communicate to each participant, about whether or not their function has modified. And yeah we’ve spoken to him…” Agarkar instructed the media earlier.
The Indian Specific has reported earlier that: The choice assembly that has redrawn the Indian dressing room hierarchy went on for a number of hours over two days. These within the know speak about variations of opinion, negotiations and heated debates. Throughout the conferences, calls had been made to a number of gamers and long-term plans had been shared with them.
There was an opinion that not naming the incumbent vice-captain of the T20 group as the brand new skipper can be unfair on him. Some stated it was Rohit’s resolution to have Pandya as his deputy although the choice committee wasn’t too eager on that.
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