The Indian cricket team is scheduled to tour Sri Lanka for a series of 3 T20Is and 3 ODIs. The series will begin on the 27th. Subsequently, the Indian team for this series was announced last Thursday.

According to this, Suryakumar Yadav has been appointed as the captain of the Indian T20 team and Rohit Sharma as the captain of the ODI team. Subman Gill has been appointed as the vice-captain for the T20 and ODI teams. They will be led by new head coach Gautam Gambhir.

In this case, the Indian team participating in this series left for Sri Lanka today (Monday). Earlier, the new head coach of the Indian team Gautam Gambhir and the chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar jointly met the media. Then, he talked about why Suryakumar Yadav was chosen as India's T20 captain over Hardik Pandya.

In this regard, Ajith Agarkar while talking to the media said, “Suriyakumar is one of the most qualified people for the captaincy. He has a great cricket brain. He is one of the best T20 batsmen in the world.

We feel he has all the qualities required to be a good captain. We wanted a captain who could play in all the games. Suriya has the skills needed to lead the team. We wanted a captain who was always there for the team. Let's see how he looks in two years.

At this stage, Suriya is only seen as a T20 player. We have not considered him for ODIs.”

Hardik Pandya, who was the vice-captain of India's 2024 T20 World Cup-winning team, has been doing well as an all-rounder, and has been rumored to be named the captain for the T20 series against Sri Lanka. However, it is announced that Suryakumar Yadav has been appointed as the captain.

Reporters questioned Ajit Agarkar about this. Responding to this, he said, “Hardik is an important player for the Indian team. We want him to be in the team. But it is difficult to find those skills in him.

Fitness is something he struggles with. As recruiters, it will make it tough for you. The thinking behind it is that we want someone (as captain) who is more available.

We feel that Hardik can manage well and we saw what he can do with bat and ball in the World Cup. We talk about whether each player's role has changed. Yes, we spoke to him about the captaincy. He said.

Jadeja was not dismissed

After the T20 World Cup, Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja announced his retirement from T20 internationals. Hence, there were reports that he was going to be dropped from the Indian ODI squad. Speaking about this, Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar said that Jadeja has not been removed from the team.

“Jadeja has not been dropped from ODIs. The decision was taken considering the Test workload coming soon. After the test, 'No he [ஜடேஜா] We should have made it clear that 'not abandoned'. He is a key player in the scheme of things,” said Ajith Agarkar.

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