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Hardik Pandya
Hardik Pandya is one of the possible contenders to captain India ahead of their tour of Sri Lanka. The Men in Blue will play a total of 3 T20Is and 3 ODIS against Sri Lanka in the upcoming limited-overs series in July. Both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will not play against Sri Lanka. Hence, India needs to find a new captain for the Indian team which will tour Sri Lanka. That said, here are 3 reasons why Hardik Pandya should captain India ahead of their tour of Sri Lanka:
3. Adds experience to the Indian team
Hardik Pandya made his debut for the Indian national team back in 2016. Since then, Pandya has played a total of 48 T20Is and 60 ODIs for the Indian cricket team. Pandya is part of Mumbai Indians in the IPL. The 27-year-old has closely followed how Rohit Sharma led MI to IPL success. Hence, Hardik Pandya definitely possesses the leadership quality needed to captain India against Sri Lanka.
2. Potential captain in the future
The upcoming tour of Sri Lanka could be the perfect platform for young Indian players to prove their potential. If Hardik Pandya is appointed as the captain of India against Sri Lanka, then the BCCI could use this opportunity to consider him as India’s captain in the future. While Shikhar Dhawan could also captain India, Hardik Pandya is the better candidate considering future captaincy options for the Indian side.
1. Indian captaincy could benefit Hardik Pandya immensely
Hardik Pandya’s place on the Indian side has been questioned on quite a few occasions. The 27-year-old has received criticism for not bowling after his back surgery in IPL 2020. Recently, Pandya was dropped from India’s Test squad for the World Test Championship, because he had not been bowling so much. If Pandya is elected as India’s captain against Sri Lanka, it will make the management feel that Pandya is still an important player of the team. A game as India’s captain could do wonders for the 27-year-old Indian cricketer.