New Delhi. After winning the T20 World Cup, the phase of change has started in the Indian cricket team. Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja have said goodbye to the T20 format. This has made it clear that not only new players will get a chance in the Indian T20 team, but a new captain will also be selected.
But the selectors have to choose not only the captain of the T20 team, but also clear the picture of the ODI team. The Indian team is currently on a tour of Zimbabwe for the T20 series. For this tour, the captaincy of India has been handed over to Shubman Gill. Gill has to hold this responsibility till July 14 only.
On this day, the fifth and last match of the series will be played between India and Zimbabwe. The Indian team will then go to Sri Lanka to play T20 and ODI series. T20 matches will be played between India and Sri Lanka on 27, 28 and 30 July. After this, ODI matches will be held on 2, 4 and 7 August.
There are not many questions about the captaincy of the Indian T20 team. Hardik Pandya is most likely to be given the captaincy of this team. Pandya was the vice-captain in the T20 World Cup. That is why his claim is the strongest. Rishabh Pant, Jaspreet Bumrah and KL Rahul have also captained India in the T20 format before.
But these three are behind Pandya in the race. For KL Rahul, even a comeback in the T20 team seems difficult. Bumrah can also be given rest in the T20 series. The Indian team will play 3 ODIs after the T20 series against Sri Lanka. Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli can also be out of the ODI series.If this happens, then the selectors will have to choose a new captain in place of Rohit, which will not be easy.
There are two reasons for this. First, if the BCCI chooses the captain thinking that he just has to handle this responsibility in the absence of Rohit Sharma. Then he will choose the captain for the short term, not the long term. In such a situation, Hardik Pandya can be the first choice. But if BCCI chooses the captain keeping the long term in mind, then Pandya may face a challenge.