Tags: India,
Irfan Khan Pathan,
Hardik Himanshu Pandya
Revealed on: Nov 15, 2022
Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan feels that it’s crucial for India to groom yet another participant as chief and never simply have a look at Hardik Pandya alone as future captaincy possibility. Pathan made the assertion maintaining the T20 World Cup in 2024. In line with him, India should ideally look to create a pool of leaders
In Rohit Sharma’s absence, Pandya will captain India within the three-match T20I sequence in New Zealand, which begins on November 18. Following India’s exit from the T20 World Cup within the semi-finals, calls have been rising to nominate Pandya as full-time T20 chief. Rohit took over as T20I captain – and later as full-time skipper – after Virat Kohli stepped down following the 2021 T20 World Cup.
Talking on the Star Sports activities present ‘Match Level’, Pathan stated, “I’m not saying that in the event you change the captain you alter the end result, in the event you go like that you simply’re not going to vary the end result. And with Hardik Pandya, it’s essential to perceive, all of us want to grasp, that he’s a quick bowling all-rounder. He has harm points as nicely. What if he’s your captain who’s getting injured proper earlier than the World Cup? And in the event you don’t have every other chief prepared, you’ll be in a large number.
“So, what I personally assume is that Hardik Pandya is a frontrunner, who has accomplished very nicely within the Gujarat Titians, gained IPL, gained the championship trophy. You could discover not one, however two leaders going ahead to construct their mark. similar to we discuss openers – we have to have a gaggle of openers, we additionally must have a gaggle of leaders,” the previous cricketer added.
Chipping in on the subject, former West Indies quick bowler Ian Bishop opined that Rishabh Pant could possibly be a very good captaincy possibility, contemplating his character. The keeper-batter has been named vice-captain of the T20I and ODI crew for the New Zealand sequence.
Bishop commented, “Hardik, I used to be so impressed with what he did within the IPL. In T20 cricket, profitable groups want a risk-taker. Gambler is the mistaken phrase however in line with the motion format and motion captain. So I’d say Hardik. I don’t if I’ve seen sufficient of Rishabh’s enchancment. However he has obtained character but when you can also make him into a type of, I don’t assume it could be a foul concept.”
Pant had led India in a five-match T20I sequence in opposition to South Africa at dwelling earlier this 12 months after stand-in captain KL Rahul was dominated out.
–By A Cricket Correspondent
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