India head coach Gautam Gambhir and chief selector Ajit Agarkar have let in an perception into why Hardik Pandya has not been given a management function within the India squad for the upcoming T20I and ODI tour to Sri Lanka. Probably the most notable headline of Gambhir’s first India squad was that Suryakumar Yadav had been promoted to captaincy of the workforce in shortest format, whereas Hardik Pandya was not even made the vice-captain in any format. Agarkar hinted that Pandya’s demotion was to do together with his health issues.

“So far as Hardik is worried, health has been one thing that he is struggled with. As selectors, it turns into tough then. The thought behind it was that we wish somebody (as captain) who’s prone to be obtainable extra,” mentioned Agarkar, as him and Gambhir appeared in a press convention, the latter’s first as India head coach.

Agarkar emphasised that Hardik stays a key participant for Crew India, together with his all-round skillset.

“He (Pandya) remains to be an important participant. And that is what we wish him to be, these skillsets are exhausting to seek out,” added Agarkar.

Pandya performed a starring function in India’s 2024 T20 World Cup victory in June, with 144 runs with the bat and 11 wickets with the ball in 8 video games. Nevertheless, Agarkar has reasoned that Suryakumar Yadav is the fitting alternative for captaincy.

“He (Suryakumar Yadav) is a deserving candidate. He has been an awesome batter for us. We really feel that Surya has all the mandatory qualities to be an excellent captain,” mentioned Agarkar.

Whereas Suryakumar Yadav has led India in T20Is prior to now, his promotion to the function of captain mustn’t come as a shock after Gambhir’s appointment. In any case, Gambhir had made him his deputy at Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) when Suryakumar was simply 24 years outdated.

India squads for Sri Lanka tour:

T20I Squad: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Shubman Gill (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rinku Singh, Riyan Parag, Rishabh Pant (WK), Sanju Samson (WK), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Khaleel Ahmed, Mohd. Siraj.

ODI Squad: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill (VC), Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (WK), Rishabh Pant (WK), Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dube, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Riyan Parag, Axar Patel, Khaleel Ahmed, Harshit Rana.