Mumbai: After the defeat in T20 World Cup 2022 (T20WorldCup2022), a big change was expected in Indian Cricket. Accordingly, steps have been taken to change the way T20 cricket is played. After the World Cup, Team India reached New Zealand, where India won the series 1-0 under the leadership of Hardik Pandya.
Now there are indications that only Hardik Pandya will be the captain of Team India in the T20 format. From the World Cup itself, there was a demand that senior players would be shown a way out of the T20 format. These senior players include names like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul. Along with this, Hardik Pandya was demanded to be handed over the command. Because Hardik Pandya recently won the Indian Premier League (IPL) for his team.
BCCI has now started taking steps in this direction. The report claims that a top BCCI official has spoken to current captain Rohit Sharma for the future plans of the T20 format and that he is ready to quit the captaincy of the T20 format. So that one can focus on ODI and Test captaincy. It is being claimed that Hardik Pandya will be crowned in the T20 format as soon as the new selection committee is announced. A BCCI source says Rohit Sharma can still do a lot for Indian cricket, but he still has a lot to do. In such a situation it is necessary to lighten the load, along with the age factor is also added.
It is worth mentioning that Team India is now moving ahead with T20 World Cup 2024. This is the reason why when the young team led by Hardik Pandya arrived on the New Zealand tour, everyone’s performance was monitored. In such a situation, it is not surprising that in a few days, Team India will be playing under the leadership of two captains, with Hardik Pandya taking the T20 captaincy while Rohit Sharma will take over the ODI and Test captaincy.