In the wake of Rohit Sharma's departure from T20I cricket, Hardik Pandya, who served as the team's vice-captain, was widely regarded as the obvious choice to take over the reins from the 37-year-old World Cup-winning leader. However, an unexpected challenger has surfaced in the form of Suryakumar Yadav, affectionately known as "Mr. 360 degrees," who has thrown his hat into the ring for the vacant T20I captaincy position.