Gautam Gambhir Shakes Up Indian Team: The influence of India’s new coach Gautam Gambhir is visible on the entire team. BCCI has selected separate ODI and T20 teams for the Sri Lanka tour. Looking at both the teams, it can be easily understood that the selectors listened to Gautam very seriously and also implemented his suggestions. This is the reason why Hardik Pandya, who was leading in the race to become the captain of the T20 team, suddenly lagged behind Suryakumar Yadav. The return of Shreyas Iyer in the ODI team is also a proof of this.
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Indian selectors announced their list of top players for Sri Lanka tourIndian TeamThe announcement was made on Thursday. Rohit Sharma is available for the ODI series. This has relieved the selectors of the headache of choosing the captain of the ODI team. But in the T20 team,Suryakumar Yadav Making him the captain would not have been an easy decision at all. Despite Hardik Pandya being a legitimate contender, coach Gautam Gambhir is seen playing an important role in bringing in a new face.
It is believed that the Surya-Pandya debate caused the delay Indian TeamThe reason for the delay in the selection of Hardik Pandya has also been the debate between Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya. Hardik Pandya has captained India in 3 ODIs and 16 T20 matches. He has made Gujarat Titans the champion in IPL. He has been the vice-captain of India in the T20 World Cup 2024. The BCCI was preparing him as captain since 2022. But Gautam Gambhir had a different idea. He wanted a captain who would play almost every match for India till the T20 World Cup in 2026. Pandya’s history is full of injuries. According to reports, for this reason Gambhir asked to make Surya the captain instead of Pandya, which the selectors agreed to.
Gambhir also played a role in Iyer’s comebackÂ
If we look at the ODI team, Gambhir comes to mind again on seeing Shreyas Iyer’s name. Shreyas Iyer is the captain of Kolkata Knight Riders, whose mentor gautam gambhirKKR won the IPL 2024 title under the partnership of Shreyas and Gambhir. This is why when Gautam Gambhir became the coach, it was almost certain that Shreyas Iyer would return to the team. Cricket lovers know that Shreyas Iyer was dropped from the team this year by the BCCI on charges of indiscipline and he was not even offered an annual contract.
Rana’s entry and Jadeja’s exit
Gautam Gambhir’s opinion must have been important in Harshit Rana’s selection in the ODI team. Harshit Rana plays for Delhi in domestic cricket and for KKR in IPL. Due to this, Gambhir has seen his game closely. Suryakumar Yadav’s absence from the ODI team despite being the captain of the T20 team is also a clear indication that teams will be selected according to the format. Ravindra Jadeja’s absence is also a similar indication. However, Hardik Pandya is also not in the ODI team, but he had already asked for rest from the board for this. There was no such news about Jadeja and the board has also not clarified anything.
Pandya could not even become the vice-captain, Suryakumar Yadav won the match
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has announced the ODI and T20 team for the Sri Lanka tour. Suryakumar Yadav has been made the captain of the T20 team. But Hardik Pandya was left empty-handed. Forget about becoming the captain, he could not even become the vice-captain. Whereas Pandya is a senior player and has also captained. As soon as Gautam Gambhir became the head coach, important changes have been seen in Team India.
After Rohit Sharma’s T20 retirement, Team India was looking for a captain. The Indian team made Shubman Gill the captain for the series against Zimbabwe. But now Surya has got a chance for the T20 series against Sri Lanka. Surya is an experienced player. But he is a little new in terms of captaincy. Talking about Team India, Hardik is Surya’s senior. But still he remained empty handed.
Such has been Surya’s record in T20 –
If we look at Surya’s T20 record, he has played 68 matches for India. During this time he has scored 2340 runs. Surya has scored 4 centuries and 19 half-centuries in this format. His best T20 score has been 117 runs. Surya’s overall T20 record has also been excellent. He has scored 7513 runs in 289 matches. During this time he has scored 6 centuries and 51 half-centuries.
Hardik Pandya remained empty handed –
All-rounder Pandya has performed brilliantly for Team India on many occasions and he also has good experience of captaincy. But he remained empty-handed in the series against Sri Lanka. Pandya is definitely a part of the ODI and T20 team. But he has been away from any leadership role. Leave alone the captain, he has not even been the vice-captain. Pandya has played 100 T20 matches for India so far. He has scored 1492 runs during this period. Along with this, he has also taken 84 wickets.
Indian T20 team:Â
Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rinku Singh, Riyan Parag, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Khalil Ahmed, Mohammed Siraj.
Indian ODI team:Â
Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dubey, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Riyan Parag, Axar Patel, Khalil Ahmed, Harshit Rana.
