Team India’s Dark Horse: Not Pandya, this player is a contender to become captain, may get Gambhir’s support

New Delhi. The Indian cricket team is going to get a new captain for the long term in the T20 format. Hardik Pandya is leading the race for captaincy. But he is getting a good challenge from some of his teammates. Especially from Suryakumar Yadav, who has emerged as a dark horse in this race for captaincy. The Indian team will leave for Sri Lanka next week.

BCCI has to choose the captain of the team for the India-Sri Lanka series. India will play both ODI and T20 series on the Sri Lanka tour. If Rohit Sharma does not play in the ODI series, then KL Rahul can be chosen as the captain. But this will be a situation of acting captain. When Rohit returns to the team, the captaincy will go to him.

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There is no such situation in the T20 format. Rohit Sharma has already said goodbye to this format. In such a situation, whoever is chosen as the captain, he will be there for at least two years. There is a T20 World Cup in the year 2026, in which the Indian team has to defend its title. Due to this, the Indian selectors may have to think more to choose the T20 captain.

All-rounder Hardik Pandya has been the vice-captain of the Indian team in the T20 World Cup. He has captained the Indian team before as well. He has won the title for Gujarat Titans in the IPL. He is the captain of Mumbai Indians. Due to these experiences of being the captain and vice-captain, Hardik Pandya is being considered the first contender for the captaincy of the T20 team.

A senior BCCI official told PTI, ‘Hardik Pandya was the vice-captain in the World Cup. He is fully fit and is also available for the 3-match T20 series. It was believed that he would be given the captaincy of the T20 team. But Suryakumar Yadav is also a strong contender to become the captain. Not only for the upcoming series against Sri Lanka, but also for the T20 World Cup 2026.’

Let us tell you that Suryakumar Yadav has captained India in 8 matches so far. He led India in these matches against Australia and South Africa. Surya captains Mumbai in domestic cricket. He also has a good rapport with head coach Gautam Gambhir. Surya has played under Gambhir’s captaincy in the IPL. (Input PTI)

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