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After the victory of T20 World Cup 2024, India is celebrating a lot. But a new dilemma has arisen in front of BCCI. They are now looking for a new captain for the shortest format of cricket.
They have very good options available but for future strategy and preparation for the T20 World Cup in 2026, they need to form a well-planned team from now which is led by a capable captain. At present, the names of Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya are leading in this race. The debate on which of the two should be made the captain is very hot.
Let us tell you that the tour of Sri Lanka will be the first tour of India's new head coach Gautam Gambhir and the team for the T20 series with them (Sri Lanka) is yet to be selected and the hottest issue is who should be made the captain of the T20 team.
Since the conclusion of the T20 World Cup, captain Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja have retired from the shortest format of the cricket.
Who will the selectors choose to lead the Indian T20 team?
The selectors are going to announce the Indian team for the Sri Lanka series soon, in such a situation, there is competition between two players Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya for the captaincy of the T20 International team.
Suryakumar Yadav captained the Indian team immediately after the 2023 ODI World Cup, performed well in it, won the series against Australia 4-1 and tied the three-match series in South Africa 1-1.
Total matches as captain: 8
Won: 5
Lost: 2
No result: 1
On the other hand, if we talk about Hardik Pandya's captaincy, then Pandya's captaincy record in T20
Total matches: 16
Won: 10
Lost: 5
Tie: 1
After the 2024 T20 World Cup, it was almost certain that Hardik Pandya would become the captain, but after Gautam Gambhir became the head coach, now his claim has become a bit weak. The strongest point in his favor is that he has captained Gujarat Titans in the IPL for two seasons in which he made Gujarat Titans champion in his debut year and took his team to the finals in the next year.
However, Hardik Pandya's last IPL season in which he captained Mumbai Indians was not very special.
What other options does the Indian team have?
The most important option available to the Indian team is Sanju Samson.
We have seen his game improving continuously and he has been captaining Rajasthan Royals for the last several seasons and he has strengthened the Rajasthan Royals team a lot and he is a wicketkeeper batsman, so he will have a good visibility of his game. Show team India can also consider him as a new captain in T20 format.
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