Before the Sri Lanka tour, know how is Suryakumar Yadav’s captaincy record compared to Hardik Pandya?

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|17-07-2024

The countdown for the announcement of Team India for the Sri Lanka tour has begun. Meanwhile, there is news that Suryakumar Yadav will no longer be the vice-captain of India's T20 team. He can be made the captain in place of Hardik Pandya. It is believed that Gautam Gambhir is the thinking behind making Suryakumar Yadav the captain of T20 for the Sri Lanka tour. Now how much truth is there in these reports, it will be known only after the announcement of Team India. But, amidst all this, it is important to know how has Suryakumar Yadav's captaincy record been compared to Hardik Pandya?

Hardik Pandya VS Suryakumar Yadav… Captaincy record

How is the record of Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav as captain of Team India? If we look at the statistics, Suryakumar Yadav looks better in Team India. Hardik Pandya has captained 16 T20 Internationals so far, in which he has won 10 and lost 5. At the same time, 1 match was tied. If we talk about Suryakumar Yadav, he has captained 7 T20 International matches, in which he has won 5 and lost 2. It is clear that Suryakumar has the upper hand in terms of percentage.

India's Sri Lanka tour from 27 July

India's tour of Sri Lanka is starting from July 27. On this tour, Team India will first play the T20 series, which will start from July 27 and end on July 30. India has to play a 3-match T20 series in Sri Lanka.

Who will be the captain of the ODI series?

After the end of the T20 series, the ODI series will start from August 2. The suspense regarding the captaincy remains there as well. Many names like KL Rahul, Shubman Gill are doing the rounds regarding who will be the captain of the ODI team, the final seal on which can be put only after the announcement of Team India for the Sri Lanka tour.

There is news that Hardik Pandya will not play in the ODI series. He has informed BCCI about this. Pandya has given personal reasons for staying out of ODIs.

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