Here is the reason Hardik Pandya won’t play the ODI series against Sri Lanka
The star all-rounder of Indian cricket team Hardik Pandya is all set to lead India in the three-match T20 International series against Sri Lanka starting July 27. However, during the three-match ODI series, one of the heroes of India’s T20 World Cup victory last month will take a break, which is scheduled for August, due to “personal reasons.”.
As per the statement of a senior BCCI official, “Hardik Pandya was India’s T20 vice captain under Rohit Sharma. He is completely fit and available for the three-match T20I series and will lead the side.”
The T20Is against Sri Lanka will run from July 27 to 30 in Pallekele, followed by the ODIs from August 2 to 7 in Colombo. The squad for the series is expected to be announced in the next couple of days.
While there is still no clarity on who would be Pandya’s deputy, the toss-up is between Shubman Gill, who recently captained India to a 4-1 series win over Zimbabwe, and Suryakumar Yadav, who led the side during the T20Is against South Africa last year.
The official also said, “The break from ODIs is for very personal reasons. Hardik doesn’t have any fitness issues, as is being floated in the media.”