Why Hardik Pandya Dropped From India Captaincy Under Coach Gautam Gambhir – Explained

Indian cricket squad for the tour of Sri Lanka, which begins with a T20I at Pallekele on July 27. That is Gautam Gambhir’s first collection as the pinnacle coach of the Indian cricket crew and the squads chosen for the three T20Is and three ODIs are very attention-grabbing. The most important growth is that Suryakumar Yadav, not Hardik Pandya, will lead the crew within the three T20Is towards Sri Lanka.

Earlier, Yadav led the Indian T20 crew towards South Africa and Australia. Pandya was India’s designated vice-captain within the T20 World Cup and it was anticipated that the subsequent logical step can be to make him captain. Nonetheless, with the appointment of Suryakumar Yadav because the Indian T20I captain, it may be assumed that Gautam Gambhir and firm are eyeing the Mumbai Indians batsman as a long-term prospect for the captaincy. Curiously, Hardik Pandya was not even named because the vice-captain. Shubman Gill has been made the brand new vice-captain.

In truth, a report by information company PTI had earlier claimed that Sky could possibly be captained until the 2026 T20 World Cup.

So, why was Hardik Pandya – a participant who was instrumental in India profitable the T20 World Cup – dropped from the captaincy?

In keeping with ESPNcricinfo, “health considerations and workload administration tipped the scales” towards Pandya. The star all-rounder went on a protracted hiatus from the 2023 ODI World Cup after selecting up an ankle harm. He made a comeback with the IPL. That was not all, earlier Pandya has usually missed the event as a result of accidents.

Pandya is at present India’s finest quick bowling all-rounder. He’s a uncommon commodity in Indian cricket. And if administration desires to observe his workload, they cannot be blamed.