How the SKY vs. Hardik T20I captaincy saga started as ‘GautamGambhir clearly says he won’t work with...’
The selection of India’s next T20I captain has become a point of contention within the BCCI, with head coach GautamGambhir emerging as a key figure in the debate.
Following Rohit Sharma’s retirement from T20Is after India’s World Cup victory, the BCCI faces the task of appointing a new leader for the format. Initial expectations pointed towards Hardik Pandya, the vice captain during the World Cup, as the natural successor.
However, a recent development has seen India’s top-ranked batsman, Suryakumar Yadav, emerge as a surprise front-runner.
This shift in favor of Yadav appears to be driven by the combined opinion of chief selector AjitAgarkar and head coach GautamGambhir.
While GautamGambhir hasn’t explicitly endorsed Yadav, he has reportedly expressed a preference for a captain with minimal workload management concerns. With Yadav being a white-ball specialist and currently in top form, he becomes a strong candidate under these criteria.
A BCCI official revealed, “Although Gambhir did not directly pitch for Surya in the call, he made it amply clear that he would want to work with a captain whose workload does not become a stumbling block.”