Suryakumar Yadav is reportedly the frontrunner to become India's next T20I captain. Given that Hardik Pandya was the vice-captain in the T20 World Cup 2024. It seemed that Hardik would become India's captain in T20 Internationals at least till the T20 World Cup 2026.

However, according to a media report, Yadav has emerged as the favorite to become the new captain of the team. Notably, Yadav captained India in the T20 International series against Australia and South Africa last season. Before the BCCI officially announces India's next captain in T20 Internationals after Rohit Sharma, we will tell you about the 4 reasons why Suryakumar is the best choice for the captain's role.

Good relations with Gautam Gambhir

Gautam Gambhir has officially become the new head coach of the Indian men's cricket team. In case you don't know, Gambhir shared the dressing room with Suryakumar Yadav at Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL. Apart from this, he also rates Yadav highly, and such an equation between captain and coach can be perfect for the team's success.

Suryakumar is the best option

If not Hardik, other options for the Indian captaincy post include Suryakumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Rituraj Gaikwad and Shubman Gill. Bumrah may miss most of the bilateral matches, while it is difficult to decide whether Gaikwad or Gill are now in India's first-choice XI. In such a situation, Yadav seems to be the best option.

Hardik has been an injured player

The biggest issue in appointing Hardik Pandya as captain in T20 is that he is an injured player. In the past, when he was the captain of Gujarat Titans in IPL, he missed some matches due to injury. Apart from this, there were many matches where he did not bowl for GT. Apart from this, he has missed many big matches for the Indian team due to injury. In such a situation, the biggest reason is that Suryakumar has an edge over Hardik in terms of captaincy.

Fans Choice

Suryakumar has more experience of T20 than Hardik. This can be gauged by looking at his statistics. At the same time, fans also like him a lot. In such a situation, if he captains India in T20 International, then fans will welcome it with great enthusiasm.