India national cricket team star all-rounder Hardik Pandya The white-ball is an important part of the setup, but his role has been reduced to only a senior player, with no leadership responsibilities. Hardik Pandya was once again ignored for captaincy, as Shubman Gill was liked before him.
Shubman Gill was appointed as the vice-captain of India for the upcoming Asia Cup 2025, where Pandya would only present as an all-rounder, while Suryakumar Yadav will continue as the T20I captain. The latest changes meant that star all -rounder T20I was out of the captaincy race.
The 31 -year -old has led India to the 16 T20I Games, winning 10 of them, and in 2024 after his retirement, was widely seen as Rohit Sharma’s natural heir. However, Indian selectors and new head coach Gautam Gamhir proceeded with Suryakumar Yadav.
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Hardik Pandya’s leadership ends with Sapna Shubman Gill’s appointment
At that time, there were reports that Pandya’s injury record played a big role in this decision. His ankle injury during 2023 ODI World Cup He was kept out of action for weeks and suspected his long -term fitness.
However, Pandya firmly returned and served as the vice-captain in India’s winning 2024 T20 World Cup campaign, but the leadership is now out of reach.
Some people argued that repeated injuries of Pandya make him incredible as the captain of full-time India; Many believed that the proven record and experience of Star Indian all-rounder made him an automatic option, but serious and selectors chose Suryakumar and now Gill.
Hardik Pandya has been completely sidelined by India’s captaincy race in all formats.
Meanwhile, now a Dainik Jagran journalist revealed that not only in T20Is, Hardik Pandya is not being considered for India’s captaincy in ODI cricket. They revealed Shreyas Iyer Later this year, 99% is certain to make Rohit Sharma a success as India’s next ODI captain.
But BCCI, selectors and team management are not considering Pandya for the captaincy of any format. The journalist was told by BCCI sources, “The final decision is yet to be made, but the Hardik is completely out of the race for India’s T20 Eye or ODI captaincy.”
Even former Indian cricketer Madan Lal questioned the decision to remove Pandya in the format from his sub-captaincy. However, he also welcomed the move to promote Shubman Gill as T20I vice-captains. He had said, “I don’t know why Hardik Pandya has been removed.”
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India I Ninth Asia Cup Crown
In particular, the Asia Cup is ready to start on 9 September in 2025 UAE. A total of eight nations- India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, UAE, Oman and Hong Kong will compete for Championships. Along with 19 T20Is- 11 in Dubai and 8 in Abu Dhabi- the tournament offers the right build-up for India and Sri Lanka for 2026.
India will be a favorite for the title, defending champion with a record eight title. India, Pakistan, Oman and UAE are in Group A, while Group B stars Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Hong Kong and Sri Lanka. The top two of each group move to the super fore for, and then the top two teams will reach the final of the tournament.
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