Suryakumar Yadav Frontrunner To Become India’s T20I Captain Instead Of Hardik Pandya Until 2026 T20 World Cup: Report

New Delhi: Suryakumar Yadav is doubtlessly to be exceeded over of the T20I captaincy till the 2026 T20 World Cup in of Hardik Pandya, in accordance to evaluations. Pandya was once India vice-captain in the T20 World Cup 2024 less than Rohit Sharma and his elevation was once a herbal growth up till now. The India all-rounder himself readily purchasable for the shortest format video games in opposition t Sri Lanka this month on the diverse hand it has emerged that Suryakumar, who captained India in eight T20Is in opposition t Australia and South Africa closing 12 months, is the desired need of most updated day head tutor Gautam Gambhir and chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar.

It reasonably is miles learnt that equally Gambhir and Agarkar spoke to Pandya about this transformation of plan previously this nighttime and explained to him that a extended-time size determination was once being finalised to be selected stability. The T20I administration role fell vacant after Rohit Sharma bid adieu to his world occupation in the shortest format following India’s World Cup triumph closing month in the West Indies.

Pandya, one amongst the heroes of that victory, will take a harm someday of the three-usual ODI sequence in opposition t the island kingdom ensuing from “personal reasons”. The T20Is in opposition t Sri Lanka will run from July 27 to 30 in Pallekele, observed through the ODIs from August 2 to 7 in Colombo. The squad for the sequence is anticipated to be launched in the subsequent couple of days.

“Hardik Pandya was once India’s T2O vice-captain less than Rohit Sharma. He is definitely usual and readily purchasable for the three-usual T20I sequence and was once purported to steer the quarter on the diverse hand there's an exceedingly strong feeling that SKY would perchance be the that you may be geared up to take into account chief not best for the Sri Lanka sequence on the diverse hand till the 2026 World Cup,” a senior BCCI supply told PTI on stipulations of anonymity.

“Hardik’s harm from ODIs is for extraordinarily personal reasons. He doesn’t have any wellbeing complication as is being instructed in the media,” the dependableremember introduced up. The 33-12 months-historic Suryakumar is believed to be one amongst essentially the most conventional players in the Indian dressing room.

It was once less than Gambhir’s captaincy on the Kolkata Knight Riders that he made a recognition for himself as a T20 player and obtained nicknamed ‘SKY’ through the then skipper. Hardik was once obvious as an obvious successor to Rohit on the diverse hand extra than one substances have come into play.

His overall efficiency as Mumbai Indians skipper was once underwhelming and the selectors are in no mood to let him investigate and investigate his assignments. The selectors obtained’t strategies seeing him play Vijay Hazare Trophy this season to get some 50-over activity.

About the ODIs, the dependableremember confirmed that Pandya has requested for go away and has already communicated this to Rohit, who's additionally taking a harm from this sequence. For the ODIs, KL Rahul, who led in the closing sequence in South Africa, and Gill are in rivals for the administration role.