Mumbai: With the squads for the Sri Lanka tour set to be announced, there is much speculation over who will lead the side in T20Is after Rohit Sharma retired from the format. While Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav seem to be frontrunners as per reports, who will new head coach Gautam Gambhir prefer? Well, that is the moot question. A report recently suggested that Gambhir will meet the selectors on Thursday before an official announcement is made.
Meanwhile, as the wait continues, fans have given their verdict and have picked Suryakumar over Hardik as India’s T20I captain. Here are the reactions from fans.
टी20 क्रिकेट में आज सूर्या से बड़ा प्लेयर कोई नहीं है, क्रिकेट जगत में टी20 का किंग है सूर्या
सूर्या ही कप्तानी का असली हकदार है
WE WANT CAPTAIN SKY#SuryakumarYadav #suryakunaryadav— Shiv Charan (@SurajSingh48069) July 18, 2024
WE WANT CAPTAIN SKY
Surya has captained against Australians, south africa whereas Pandya started captaincy against Ireland, lost to west indies, tie against new Zealand and won only against small teams…. therefore perfect choice is Suryakumar Yadav #SuryakumarYadav #surya— Phoenix X (@Phoenix107q) July 18, 2024
I want SuryaKumar Yadav as next T20i captain of Indian Team….#SuryakumarYadav pic.twitter.com/TLmkIHucaS
— Hriday Singh (@hridaysingh16) July 18, 2024
#SuryakumarYadav pic.twitter.com/431clC6A1P
— AADITYA KUMAR (@AADITYA37224951) July 18, 2024
The Indian team will play three Twenty20 Internationals and as many ODIs in Sri Lanka from July 27 to August 7. Rohit Sharma, the most senior member of the Indian cricket team, is expected to play, while Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah are expected to skip the white-ball series.
