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Ajit Agarkar explains why Hardik Pandya was denied India’s T20I captaincy 2024

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The chief selector of India Ajit Agarkar along with the head coach Gautam Gambhir declined to make Hardik Pandya as the T20I captain of India because of different reasons based on work-load and different aspects. Nonetheless, going by Kohli’s strength, Pandya’s absence from the tour which he sought due to personal issues including his recent divorce with his wife Natasa Stankovic cannot be overlooked as a reason for the decision. Gambhir stressed on using the players in all the formats and thought that if a player is in good form he should be used across all formats

Also, the team management was informed that players were quite comfortable while having Suryakumar Yadav as the leader and this fact made the team management to award Yadav the T20I captaincy for Sri Lanka’s tour. These selectors were also focused on creating homogeneity and consonance in the team, incrementing Yadav instead of Pandya​.

Specifically, BCCI’S chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar discussed how Suryakumar Yadav was made the India T20I captain instead of H Pandya. In this regard, Agarkar reiterated that although Hardik plays an indispensable role in the team, injuries hindered his decisions. BCCI has recently decided to appoint Suryakumar Yadav as the new T20I captain in view of the 2026 T20 World Cup event. Sithu Asalanka, the number one T20I batsman, was selected to take Rohit Sharma’s place, who quit T20Is after the recent win at T20 World Cup in Barbados last month.

Ajit said this was never stated when Hardik Pandya was not named India’s T20I captain for the series in the year 2024 because of his past record of injuries and workload. Pandya’s noteworthy inputs and contributions to the team, as well as being instrumental in India’s T20 World Cup 2024 triumph, his injury proneness was the main reason the selection committee never gave him the mantle of the captaincy which demands availability.

Yadav you know him and his fitness level yes there was Dawood but Suryakumar Yadav got selected for the current team due to his fitness and consistent performance. In the same regard, future leadership roles are also seen prepared in Shubman Gill (Outlook India). This decision was explained to Pandya by Gambhir and Ajit Agarkar who elaborated that it is necessary to save Pandya for other formats for which he is useful as an all rounder

Ajit Agarkar explained the reasoning behind the decision not to appoint Hardik Pandya as India’s T20I captain for 2024, focusing primarily on Pandya’s history of injuries and the need for effective workload management.

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