New Delhi. The Indian cricket team has been announced for the Sri Lanka tour. The series is starting from July 27. Earlier it seemed that Hardik Pandya would be given the command of the team but it did not happen. Suryakumar Yadav has been made the captain of the T20 team. Former Pakistani cricketer Rashid Latif is not happy with this decision of Ajit Agarkar. He has said that Hardik was not given the captaincy on the pretext of fitness.
Rashid Latif said, ‘No, here they have given a certificate to Hardik Pandya that he is not fully fit. There are still many questions about his fitness. There have been many players who are not fit but despite this they have become very good captains. I think this is an excuse. Because Suryakumar Yadav’s name was not there anywhere before.
Chief selector Ajit Agarkar had said that it is difficult to get a skill set and fitness like Hardik Pandya. We have got some more time and we can look into some things. Fitness was a big challenge and we wanted a player who would be available often. Let us tell you that Hardik Pandya has captained India in 16 T20 matches so far. During this time, he has led the team to victory in 10 matches. One match was tied.
Indian T20 team: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rinku Singh, Riyan Parag, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Khalil Ahmed, Mohammed Siraj.
Tags: Ajit Agarkar, Hardik Pandya, IND vs SL, Surya Kumar Yadav
FIRST PUBLISHED : July 25, 2024, 11:47 IST