IND vs SL T20 Series: Irfan Pathan warns selectors against giving Hardik India’s permanent captaincy in T20s. Hardik Pandya will lead India in the T20 series (IND vs SL T20 Series) against Sri Lanka from 3 January.
India’s captaincy should be given Permanently:-
Due to which there is a discussion about his captaincy that he should be given the captaincy of India permanently. But former all-rounder Irfan Pathan has warned the selectors about Pandya’s captaincy.
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He says that while giving time to the captaincy of Pandya, the selectors should keep an eye on the fitness of the captain of Gujarat Titans.
In fact, Hardik Pandya made a comeback in IPL 2022 after spending a long time out due to a back injury.
His comeback was spectacular as during this he won the IPL 2022 title to Gujarat Titans making their debut in IPL.
Captained T20 series against New Zealand in Sharma’s absence:-
Along with this, he captained the T20 series against New Zealand in the absence of Rohit Sharma and won the series 1-0.
At the same time, Rohit’s failure came to the fore due to the failure in the T20 World Cup. After this there was a demand to make Hardik the permanent captain of T20 cricket.
After this, with the absence of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and KL Rahul, Pandya’s test will be in the series against Sri Lanka.
At the same time, Irfan warned the selectors that while handing over the captaincy to Pandya, the fitness of the Gujarat Titans captain would have to be monitored.
When It comes to his Captaincy:-
Speaking on Star Sports, Pathan said, “Hardik has captained, whether it was for Gujarat Titans in the IPL or India in the beginning, I thought it was great. He is very agile.
Pathan further said, “When it comes to his captaincy, I was quite impressed with his style of functioning. But at the same time, India has to keep in mind that if you make him captain for a long time, then he will have to pay a lot of attention to his fitness, whether it is about him or management.
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Pathan explaining the reason behind his concern, given that his back problem might bother him again. It looks like the Indian team management and selectors will have to be very careful. While putting too much pressure on Hardik Pandya.
