There has been a lot of chatter surrounding the appointment of Indian cricket team’s next T20I skipper after Rohit Sharma retired from the format following the T20 World Cup 2024 triumph.
After Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from the format following the Indian cricket team’s victory in the T20 World Cup 2024, there has been a lot of discussion on the selection of the team’s next Twenty20 captain. Although it was anticipated that vice captain Hardik Pandya would replace Rohit, Suryakumar Yadav has shown himself to be a formidable opponent in recent days. According to media sources, the team management now views Hardik’s fitness concerns as a burden, and Suryakumar might be chosen to captain the squad in the forthcoming T20I series against Sri Lanka. In contrast, ‘We want captain Hardik’ became popular on X (previously Twitter) as a result of the claims, and many supporters showed their support for the all-round player.
In the ICC T20I batting rankings released on Wednesday, youthful opener Yashasvi Jaiswal is ranked sixth, while Suryakumar Yadav is the highest-ranked Indian at number two. In the T20 batters’ list, which was revised after India’s recent 4-1 series victory over Zimbabwe, Ruturaj Gaikwad has fallen to seventh place.
After scoring 141 runs in the series, Jaiswal emerged victorious, moving up four spots to take the No. 1 spot, behind only Suryakumar and Australia’s Travis Head.
Shubman Gill, the series’ top run scorer with 170 runs from five innings, rose a massive 36 spots to 37th after guiding India against Zimbabwe in the absence of more experienced players.
No Indian bowler is ranked in the top 10 in the T20I competition. Rested for the Zimbabwe series, Axar Patel fell four spots to 13th position.
Washington Sundar, a spinner, and Mukesh Kumar, a fast bowler, both advanced.
Mukesh, who took eight wickets in three games, is now ranked 46th after moving up 36 spots. Washington has moved up 21 positions to 73rd place after taking eight wickets in five games.
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