IND vs SL: Despite being experienced, Hardik Pandya could not become the T20 captain of Team India. Suryakumar Yadav was given the responsibility in his place. The T20 series will be played between India and Sri Lanka from July 27. Surya will captain India in this series. According to a report, Pandya was going to be the captain of the team. But three important people associated with the BCCI chose Surya. Along with this, a review was also taken from the players.
According to a news of Aaj Tak, the Board of Control for Cricket in India had a meeting. Rohit Sharma, Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar and Head Coach Gautam Gambhir were present in this meeting. Both of them had approved Surya’s name. Despite being experienced and senior, Pandya was left behind.
IND vs SL: Why did Pandya lose the captaincy opportunity
According to the report, Hardik Pandya does not want to play in the ODI series against Sri Lanka. He wants to stay out of this series due to personal reasons. The board has come to know about this. As soon as this information was received, Suryakumar Yadav was made the T20 captain of Team India. Rohit and Agarkar agreed on Surya. Gautam Gambhir also took Surya’s name. Along with this, the players were also consulted. In this way Pandya was left behind.
This has been the captaincy record of Pandya-Surya
Both Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav have captained India in T20. Pandya has captained Team India in 16 matches. During this, he has won 10 matches and lost 5. One match was tied. Surya has captained 7 matches and won 5. At the same time, he has faced defeat in two matches. Mahendra Singh Dhoni has played the most matches as captain for India. He has captained in 72 matches.
