Will Hardik Pandya replace Suryakumar Yadav as Team India’s T20 captain?

Team India’s T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav is currently going through the horrible form of his life. India’s Mr 360 degree batter was appointed Rohit Sharma’s successor in the shortest format of the game after the senior batter retired from T20Is following the World Cup win in June last year.

However SKY’s (as Suryakumar Yadav is popularly known) miserable form with the bat has become a matter of concern for the team management. Now, the aggressive batter will even find it difficult to maintain his place in the Indian team.

As per reports published in some sections of media, pace bowling all-rounder Hardik Pandya is likely to return as the captain amid Suyakumar’s dwindling form with the bat.

Since the tour of Sri Lanka last year, ahead of which SKY took over the captaincy role, he scored just 258 runs in 14 innings at just 18.42 including two fifties. In fact, in the recently-concluded home series against England, he managed only 28 runs in five innings, including two ducks.

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The reports stated that the development has put Hardik back in contention for the captaincy role on the back of a consistent show in the format. The reports further stated that few officials of the BCCI and Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir believe that the India all-rounder has been wronged a few times in the past.