Suryakumar over Hardik:' The captain should be on the garden,' says Agarkar

The move, according to India's main selection, will also aid in better managing Hardik Pandya's workload.

The decision to assign Suryakumar Yadav as India's T20I captain and hands the white-ball vice-captaincy to Shubman Gill was because" the captain should be on the park", main selection Raja Agarkar has explained. In other words, Hardik Pandya's battles with his health had worked against him.

" Why Surya was made the captain, because he is one of the eligible individuals," Agarkar said at a press conference on Monday in Mumbai. He has spent the past year with the team, and the washing area frequently gives him comments. [ He has a] good cricket brain, and [is ] one of the best T20 batters in the world.

" One of the main issues [discussed ] was that you want a captain who's likely to play all the games. We think he is a deserved member and finally we'll view over time how he develops into the position. "

Up until the T20 World Cup in 2024, Hardik served as India's vice-captain in shorter types, taking over the lead role whenever Rohit Sharma was absent or absent. But, since the start of 2022, Hardik has featured in just 46 of the 79 T20Is India played. He suffered an ankle injury during the ODI World Cup in India next year, and was out of motion till the start of IPL 2024. The value of a totally healthy Hardik was seen at India's T20 World Cup win, where he scored 144 works at a strike price of 151. 57 and returned 11 batsmen at an average of 17. 36.

Agarkar claimed that the team management will be able to control his workload better by removing his further leadership responsibilities. " We want him to become the player he is be, because those types of abilities are difficult to find. He has struggled with health over the past few years. Therefore it [appointing Hardik captain and losing him to wound ] becomes a bit tough for the coach as well as the candidates. We have now got a bit more time till the next T20 World Cup where we can appear at a few things. He's an important player and his achievements are more critical for us.

We wanted someone who was attainable more often than not because of his fitness, which we found challenging. Surya has the features you need to flourish as a captain. Two decades is a bit more time to try and look at some things a little different. In this way we may maintain Hardik better. "

" Every time you play, your location is on the line. These conversations do n't happen overnight. We've discussed them over the last few weeks, leading up to the World Cup since also. You get input from the dressing room as well, and the biggest factor is that the captain should be on the area. It's a condition actually. Hopefully Surya does it and so far, there has n't been a concern over his T20 batting anyway. "

Shubman Gill being groomed to become India captain

Gill took over as India's top-flight captain with the Gujarat Titans at IPL 2024, where they won the T20I set 4-1, before leading India on a journey of Zimbabwe earlier this month. His position in the ODI and Test team is particular, and, with Rohit's T20I pension, he seems to be the favored opening in the file alongside Yashasvi Jaiswal.

" Shubman is the man, we feel. He's a three-format player, seems to present a lot more features over the last year or so that we hear from the grooming area. In this situation, we want someone who can understand from Rohit, who is still with us, and Surya in particular.

"KL [Rahul ] has n't been part of T20Is now for a little while. You can see that some of the comments you receive gives us a little time to update and prepare. When Hardik did get injured, [captaincy ] was a challenge at the point when Rohit was n't playing. While Rohit was still around, [it ] made our life easier- that he could come and lead. We do n't want that situation going forward. We do n't want to face the same difficulties that cause us to search for a captain in the event of an injury or poor form elsewhere.

" [ Shubman ] has shown some decent leadership qualities, and we want to try him to get experiences. There are no warranties but at this point, that's the idea.

Why Pant over Samson for the SL set?

Sanju Samson was not chosen to play for the Sri Lanka visit despite scoring a millennium in his final international match against South Africa. Rahul retained his position as first-choice bowler after a productive World Cup final month, Rishabh Pant came in as the back-up gloveman, leaving no room for Samson.

" Before his unfortunate [car ] accident, [Rishabh ] has been a key player for us," Agarkar explained. "KL has played excellent cricket over the course of one-days and won a fantastic World Cup." However, someone had to lose out, and in this example, it was Sanju. These people will have to keep getting works and performing then you know there is a superior player waiting. These two appear to be playing a significant role in the upcoming significant Test period. To find Rishabh playing 50 overs will be a move forward, maybe he'll build on what he's done thus far. "

With Pant only now making his way back in the longer forms, India did not want to load him with the duty of being the vice-captain.

" Rishabh's been out for a long time, we need to get him back playing," Agarkar said. " He is a key player, has n't had a lot of cricket. He has won Test set almost without a doubt, and we've seen what he can do in foreign cricket. We want him back watching, that's the first point. We do n't want to burden someone who is returning after more than a year. "

Jadeja has not been dropped

Ravindra Jadeja "was no dropped" from the ODI setup, according to Agarkar, leaving Axar Patel with options.

For this brief series, it would have been completely meaningless to include both him and Axar. Jaddu's actions are well known. He's had a brilliant World Cup. All options are open. But there was [a possibility that only ] one of them may have played all three games if we had taken both. He's likely to play in a lot of the Testing as a result of a significant Check year coming up. I do n't think three games would have mattered. But, no, [he is ] not at all dropped. "

Agarkar also made it clear that Suryakumar is being considered for an Indian T20I player with Shreyas Iyer, Rahul, and Pant returning in OD Is.

Duleep Trophy athletes who are likely to participate in some tests

Some of India's Test people are likely to participate in their first Duleep Trophy match this year, according to Agarkar. Between September 5 and September 22, in Anantpur, will be the Duleep Trophy competition. India are expected to start their home winter with a Examine set against Bangladesh in mid-September.

" We have n't discussed with Gautam yet- it's not always easy- but there will certainly be enough players out of that squad that are likely to play the first [ Duleep Trophy ] game at least," Agarkar said. " That's the only activity they can truly enjoy. We'll talk about which players are definitely needed to play. If all of your top players play, it would be good for the competition. It is not easy with such a packed and much time, strong for the players if they have a month off elsewhere to make them enjoy. There will be some in the club who did perform. "

According to Agarkar, Mohammed Shami's main priority is to get fit before India's house Tests. The strong bowling has never played any cricket since November 2023 and had to undergo hip surgery after in. At Bengaluru's National Cricket Academy, he has only recently resumed bowlers. " There will be so many checks coming off. In India, you do n't play three seamers in the XI but going forward we'll need some depth and have conversations around it. "