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Hardik Pandya led Gujarat Titans to their first IPL title win previously this year. He likewise assisted India win a T20I series versus Ireland in July.
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Star Sports, the main broadcaster for the upcoming white-ball series versus Sri Lanka, revealed Hardik Pandya as Team India’s brand-new captain even prior to BCCI’s choice on Rohit Sharma’s future. India are slated to play 3 T20Is and as lots of ODI video games versus Sri Lanka in January 2023. Ahead of the clash in between the Asian giants, Star Sports released an advertising campaign, in which Hardik has actually been represented as the Indian captain.
The ad reveals Hardik on the poster for the series with Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanka. The choice committee is yet to reveal the team for the bilateral contest however the ad that was launched after the conclusion of the Test series versus Bangladesh may have validated Hardik as the brand-new white-ball captain of Team India. “@hardikpandya7 is prepared to kick-start the New Year with a bang versus the Asian T20I Champions,” the caption read.
Will Hardik change Rohit as captain?
The now-sacked Chetan Sharma-led choice committee had actually selected Hardik as the captain for a T20I series versus New Zealand in November after India were knocked out of the T20 World Cup in Australia. Calls were being made by fans and professionals to completely eliminate Rohit Sharma as the captain in white-ball formats and designate Hardik in his location.
No choice was taken in this regard by the BCCI. The brand-new ad might have validated Hardik as the brand-new captain even prior to the main statement.
Hardik led Gujarat Titans to their first IPL title win previously this year. He likewise assisted India win a T20I series versus Ireland in July. Hardik has actually acquired a great deal of experience as a captain in the previous 9 months and might be the best-suited gamer to change Rohit, under whose management India stopped working to reach the last of the Asia Cup and T20 World Cup.
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