The Indian National Cricket team, a comprehensive Hardik Pandya, may be back in the role of captain in a crunch with a white ball. According to reports to Dainik Jagran, it is learned that his return to the leading role will depend on the effect of the team in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
Reports claimed that Hardik Pandya would return to the captain’s race if Rohit Sharma failed to deliver with a baton and win the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 as a captain. Then it will be placed aside, the current Indian national cricket team, and the comprehensive took over the lead.
BCCI and Gautam Gambhir officials consider a lot of injustice done to Hardika Pandya
Hardik Pandya, who was Vice President of the Indian National Cricket Team in the 2024 World Cup in the T20 Cup, was supposed to take over the team lead at T20is. But in a drastic reversal of events, he was drawn from the lead group, and Suryakumum Yadav was appointed a new captain.
This was because the administration did not want to give an additional burden on Hardika Pandya, who is prone to injuries. However, reports in Dainik Jagran claimed that some key figures in BCCI and Gautam Gambhir believe that a lot of injustices were done in versatile and support him to become Captain T20I.
They are of the opinion that Hardik Pandya did not give the captain on behalf of ‘Fitness’, even when his performance was good. Significantly, Suryakumar Yadav has not been at best with a baton since he took over the leadership of the Indian National Cricket team in T20IS.
The future of Rohita Sharma and Virat Kohli will be decided after the ICC Champions Trophy 2025
The reports also claimed that the future of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, who is under the scanner, will decide after the ICC champion of Trophy 2025. The time for two teams will be very arduous if they do not manage to set a stage in the tournament, which will start 19. February.
According to the reports, BCCI gave the main coach Gautam Gambhir and the selectors who led the free hands of Ayit Agarkar to take over any call for a better team. It is also learned that the future of Virat Kohli will also be debatable in tests.
The time has come to move forward – a source near Bcci to Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli
Just like Rohit Sharma, if Virat Kohli does not raise his game, Gautam Gambhir’s head coach and selector president Ayit Agarkar will have a big call. And if they do not perform, they will not travel to England for the test series.
“It’s time to move forward. Did you see the performance in the Border Gavaskar trophy? Their performance in the wound trophy? The following two series will be crucial,” the report said that the source said
Both stands of Indian crisis also returned to Ranja Trophy 2024-25. However, both failed to start. While Rohit registered the results of 3 and 28, Kohli managed only 6 rides in the Ubaja he played.
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