Vikrant Shekhawat : Nov 19, 2022, 03:31 PM
Rohit Sharma T20 Captaincy: After poor performance in T20 World Cup-2022, preparations are being made for major changes in Team India. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has dismissed the senior selection committee and invited fresh applications. Meanwhile, there are also reports that Rohit Sharma will also be removed from the captaincy in T20 format. Apart from this, split captaincy is also being considered. Now, in a report quoting BCCI sources, it has been claimed that the announcement of replacing Rohit and giving captaincy to Hardik Pandya in T20 format will be made soon.Hardik Pandya will get the captaincy!Star all-rounder Hardik Pandya can be groomed to take over the captaincy in T20. He is currently on New Zealand tour where Team India has to play limited overs series. Hardik is handling the captaincy of Team India in T20 format on this tour. The first match of the series was to be held in Wellington on Friday but was canceled without the toss due to rain. Shikhar Dhawan will take over the responsibility of captaincy in the ODI series against New Zealand. Rohit Sharma has been rested from this series.Hardik is being preparedMeanwhile, BCCI sources have said that Hardik is perfectly fit to take over the captaincy of the T20 team and he will be prepared from now on for the T20 World Cup to be held in the year 2024. According to the report of InsideSport, a senior BCCI official said, 'We need to prepare for the T20 World Cup-2024 from now itself. Hardik is a perfect fit for this role. The selectors will meet before the next T20 series and officially announce Hardik as India's captain.Announcement possible before Sri Lanka seriesIt has been claimed in the report that before the series against Sri Lanka in January next year, an official announcement will be made to give the captaincy to Hardik in place of Rohit. If this happens, in the series against Sri Lanka in January 2023, Hardik will be made the captain in T20. 3-3 ODIs and series will be played between India and Sri Lanka. Rohit will continue to handle the captaincy in ODI and Test formats.Information given to Rohit?Star all-rounder Hardik Pandya is ready for his biggest captaincy test in New Zealand. Although he will be declared as the new captain irrespective of the result but when asked the BCCI official whether Rohit Sharma is aware of this decision? So he said, 'No not yet. Rohit has not been given this information yet. He has just returned from the T20 World Cup. We will soon call the coach, captain for the meeting and then talk about it.