It was declared on Thursday by the Indian cricket board that Suryakumar Yadav. Has been selected as the captain of India’s Twenty20 team.
This comes after Rohit Sharma resigned from the shortest version of cricket following India’s victory in the World Cup a month ago.
Suryakumar New Twenty20 Captain
Suryakumar, who is 33 years old, will be in charge of a Twenty20 team. Consisting of fifteen players when they travel to Sri Lanka for three international matches beginning on July 27 at Pallekele.
Victory In Zimbabwe
Recently, Shubman Gill led a second-string Indian team to a victory in Zimbabwe in a Twenty20 series by a score of 4-1. He has also been selected vice-captain for both Twenty20 and One-Day International matches.
It is expected that Rohit would continue to serve as the captain of the One-Day International team.
Which will follow the Twenty20 team. And face Sri Lanka in three matches at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on August 2, 4, and 7.
After a challenging season, Jasprit Bumrah, who is considered to be the pace spearhead, will not be participating in the tour. Virat Kohli, on the other hand, will be returning for the 50-over contests.
They had made the decision to take a sabbatical, but Rohit and Kohli came back for the one-day international matches.
Preparations For The Champions Trophy
As India started making preparations for the Champions Trophy, which will be hosted by Pakistan the following year.
Hardik Pandya, an all-rounder who served as Rohit’s deputy during the Twenty20 World Cup.
Had been considered a leading candidate for the position earlier, but he ultimately did not make the cut due to his recurrent injury setbacks.
Pandya, who is thirty years old, sustained an ankle injury while playing in the One-Day International World Cup at home the previous year.
He was sidelined until the beginning of the Indian Premier League season, when he began playing again as the captain of the Mumbai Indians.
Twenty20 Squad
Although Pandya is still a member of the Twenty20 squad, he will not be participating in the One-Day International series.
This series will include the comeback of Shreyas Iyer, who had previously been unable to secure a contract with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
India’s Go-to Player In Twenty20
According to sources in the media, Suryakumar, an attacking middle-order batsman who has been India’s go-to player in the Twenty20 format. Continued to be Gautam Gambhir’s top pick. Suryakumar has represented India in the Twenty20 tournament.
Following India’s stunning victory over South Africa in the Twenty20 format final that took place in Barbados a month ago. Rohit, Kohli, and Ravindra Jadeja made the announcement that they would be retiring from the format.
In addition, this match was Rahul Dravid’s final match as head coach, and Gambhir was given the post just the week before in order to build on the team’s victory in the World Cup.
Suryakumar
During the previous year, Suryakumar, who had previously served as the captain of Mumbai in domestic cricket. Led India to a victory in the Twenty20 series against Australia by a score of 4-1. He then followed that up with a draw in South Africa.
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