Rohit Sharma said goodbye to the shortest format of cricket. After this, the Indian cricket team is looking for a new captain in T20 International. For some days, Hardik Pandya seemed to be the strongest and only contender for this, but before the team selection for the Sri Lanka tour, Surya has joined this race.
After winning the T20 World Cup 2024 title, Rohit Sharma said goodbye to the shortest format of cricket. After this, the Indian cricket team is looking for a new captain in T20 International. For some days, Hardik Pandya seemed to be the strongest and only contender for this, but before the team selection for the Sri Lanka tour, Surya has joined the race. Due to Pandya's track record of being injured, SKY is likely to become the captain.
With Suryakumar Yadav taking over the reins, Hardik Pandya will not only lose the captaincy of the Indian team, but it can also create problems for him in the Indian Premier League. Hardik and Suryakumar are part of the same franchise Mumbai Indians. A mega auction is to be held before IPL 2025. Before that, the Mumbai team will definitely want to retain Suryakumar Yadav. At least in T20, Surya cannot be let go just like that.
On the other hand, if Mumbai Indians want to retain Surya and he becomes the captain of the Indian team, will he play as a player in the IPL? Will India's T20 captain play under someone else's captaincy in his own country's franchise league? Like when Rohit Sharma was the T20 captain, he played in IPL 2024 under the captaincy of Hardik Pandya. At present, this happened for the first time.
After the T20 World Cup 2022, Rohit Sharma did not play T20 International cricket for a year. Hardik Pandya took over the captaincy of the team in his place. After this, at the end of last year, Mumbai Indians traded Hardik Pandya from Gujarat Titans and made him the captain. Rohit Sharma played in the T20 series against Afghanistan in early 2024. After this, it was confirmed by Jay Shah that Team India will play T20 World Cup 2024 under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma.
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