The event made followers wonders how it might have an effect on the connection between Surya and Pandya, however a heat hug simply earlier than flying to Sri Lanka ensured that each one is nicely between the 2.
In a video shared by the BCCI earlier than India’s departure, Pandya might be seen shaking fingers with Surya, who acquired up from the chair and hugged Pandya.
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On the crew’s pre-departure press convention, the BCCI chief selector and former India pacer Ajit Agarkar was requested what led the choice committtee to provide Surya the T20I captaincy.
He mentioned Surya deserved it, whereas including that the choice was additionally primarily based on “suggestions from the dressing room”.
“Why Surya was made captain? As a result of he is without doubt one of the deserving candidates. The one we all know has been across the dressing room over the past one 12 months. You get suggestions from the dressing room quite a bit. He (Surya) has acquired a great cricketing mind and he’s nonetheless among the best T20 batters on the earth,” Agarkar had mentioned in his reply.
He additionally hinted that health was one of many deciding components behind Surya’s appointment.
“You desire a captain that is going to be extra more likely to play all of the video games. We predict he (Surya) is a deserving candidate and hopefully we’ll see over time how he develops into the position.”
Agarkar added that Pandya’s expertise make him an important participant and essential to India’s plans.
“With reference to Hardik, he is nonetheless an important participant for us and that is what we would like him to be, that participant that he might be as a result of these types of skill-sets are very tough to search out,” mentioned the chief selector.
India, who’re already in Sri Lanka, will open the tour with the primary T20I on July 27.
The three-match T20I collection shall be adopted by an ODI collection, which will even be for 3 matches.
