Suryakumar Yadav is expected to be appointed as the Indian Team captain for the upcoming T20I series against Sri Lanka ahead of incumbent vice-captain Hardik Pandya, according to a report.
Shubman Gill was the one who captained India in the T20I series against Zimbabwe, but with Gautam Gambhir taking over the head coach ahead of the Sri Lanka series, Suryakumar is now being considered to be given the captaincy role.
The report from ESPN Cricinfo stated that although Hardik was being considered to replace Rohit Sharma as the long-term T20I captain, his fitness concerns and workload management may result in Suryakumar getting the position. The all-rounder has missed a number of matches in the past year due to injuries.
It is learned that both Gambhir and Ajit Agarkar spoke to Pandya about this change of plan earlier this evening and explained to him that a long-term option was being finalised to ensure stability.
