Watch: Hardik Pandya quells captaincy rumors with warm embrace for Suryakumar Yadav
The well-wishers of Indian cricket wonder how the change in leadership could impact the relationship between Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya, as India’s captaincy in the shortest format remains the biggest talking point. Though the chief selector of BCCI, AjitAgarkar, revealed that Hardik was spoken to before the T20I captaincy was handed over to Suryakumar, concerns still remain over the leadership dynamics in the team. However, Hardik put all such talks to bed with his big gesture as the two left for Sri Lanka for a white-ball series.
In a video shared by the BCCI, Hardik gave Surya a hug as the two met before taking the flight to Sri Lanka.
Watch the video here.
Earlier, chief selector AjitAgarkar and the newly appointed head coach Gautam Gambhir spoke to the media at a joint press conference, during which the topic of the T20I captaincy controversy was also brought up.