Aus vs India: Hardik ruled out of T20 series against Australia due to injury
New Delhi:
Former opener Gautam Gambhir does not want Hardik Pandya to play in next year’s T20 World Cup 2024 in West Indies and America, despite Team India’s recent loss to Australia in the final of World Cup 2023. Team captain. The Indian T20 team was captained by Hardik (Hardik Pandya) for a while, but despite not winning titles in ODIs recently, Gautam says it would be good to have Rohit Sharma as captain in the T20 World Cup as well.
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Gambhir said that it is true that Hardik Pandya has been captaining the T20 team for more than a year, but still Rohit should captain the Indian team in the T20 World Cup. He also said that both Rohit and Virat should be selected in the T20 World Cup team.
Speaking to a website, Gautam said that both are needed in the T20 team. And I want to see Rohit captaining the T20 World Cup. It is true that Hardik is the T20 captain, but still Rohit should be the captain of the team. Gambhir said that in the World Cup, Rohit has shown with his batting how he affects the game. If Rohit is selected then naturally Virat will also be selected in the team. And if Rohit decides to play in the T20 World Cup, he should be picked not as a player but as a captain.
However, in Hardik’s absence, BCCI recently picked Suryakumar Yadav as the captain against Australia. The five-match series begins today. And in a way this series can be considered as the start of preparation for next year’s T20 World Cup. With Hardik injured and Rohit rested, Suryakumar was given the reins of the team. Although a section considered Rituraj Gaekwad as the captain, the selectors bet on Surya.