Hardik Press Conference: Pandya wants to focus more on white ball cricket. Was made captain for the three-match T20 series (IND vs SL 1st T20) against Sri Lanka.

First T20 between India vs Sri Lanka:-

Hardik Pandya interacted with the media (Hardik Pandya PC) before the first T20 between India vs Sri Lanka (IND vs SL T20).

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During this, when Hardik was asked whether he wanted to play Test cricket, he said, “At present, I am giving full attention to white ball cricket.”

Pandya said about returning to Test cricket:-

Hardik Pandya said about his return to Test cricket, “Let me be fully fit in white ball cricket first, and then I will think about Test cricket.”

Hardik Pandya said, the biggest resolution of the new year is to win the World Cup.

On Rishabh Pant’s accident, Hardik Pandya said, what happened is very unfortunate. As a team, we wish him a speedy recovery and all the love and affection.

Notably, Hardik Pandya has taken over the reins of Team India in the absence of Rohit Sharma, who is out of the series due to a finger injury.

But he will join the team during the upcoming ODI series against Sri Lanka. Let us tell you that earlier Pandya took command of the team against Ireland and New Zealand and won the IPL title to Gujarat Titans in the year 2022.

Let us tell you that all eyes will be on Hardik Pandya in the India vs Sri Lanka T20 series. Because Team India has to play this series in the absence of players like Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, and Virat Kohli.

In such a situation, it will be interesting to see how Hardik will be seen handling the players on the field during the series.

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Sri Lanka tour of India

• First T20: January 3, in Mumbai
• Second T20: January 5, in Pune
• Third T20: January 7, in Rajkot.

Indian team for the T20 series:-

Indian team: 1. Hardik Pandya (captain), 2. Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), 3. Rituraj Gaikwad, 4. Shubman Gill, 5. Suryakumar Yadav (vice-captain), 6. Deepak Hooda, 7. Rahul Tripathi, 8. Sanju Samson, 9. Washington Sundar, 10. Yuzvendra Chahal, 11. Axar Patel, 12. Arshdeep Singh, 13. Harshal Patel, 14. Umran Malik, 15. Shivam Mavi, 16. Mukesh Kumar.