Indian Premier League franchise Lucknow Tremendous Giants shared a picture of Hardik bowling leg-spin and the same motion picture of Kumble in his supply stride apart from that to showcase the similarity in motion. Recent from his match-winning exploits to assist India win the T20 World Cup final month and a break from the tour of Zimbabwe after that, Hardik shall be eager to return to the sphere in Sri Lanka. Nonetheless, he will not be the vice-captain of the aspect, like he was throughout the T20 World Cup.
After Rohit Sharma’s retirement from T20Is, the BCCI determined to not simply hand over the captaincy to Suryakumar Yadav but additionally modified the vice-captain from Hardik to Shubman Gill in each T20Is and ODIs. Rohit will proceed to guide the crew within the 50-over format.
The Sri Lanka tour will see India enjoying three T20Is and three ODIs.
In accordance with the BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar, the choice to not make Hardik the T20I captain was primarily based on his brittle health of late.
Apart from his profitable return to kind within the T20 World Cup after a horrific Indian Premier League season because the captain of Mumbai Indians, Hardik went by a tricky interval personally due to separation together with his spouse, Natasa Stankovic.
However he has proven numerous vitality in coaching on the tour of Sri Lanka and can hope to proceed from the place he left within the T20 World Cup remaining, the place his three wickets turned the tables on South Africa to script India’s come-from-behind seven-run win to carry the trophy.
The tour additionally marks the debut of Gautam Gambhir as India’s head coach since changing Rahul Dravid within the function on the finish of the T20 World Cup final month.
