Hardik Pandya: India is playing a five-match T20 series with Zimbabwe. After this, Team India will tour Sri Lanka. This will be their second foreign tour this year. Here, a series of three T20 and three ODI matches will be played between the two teams.

The team management has taken a big decision in the middle of the Zimbabwe series. Hardik Pandya has been stripped of the vice-captaincy of the team. In his place, this big responsibility has been handed over to another veteran. Let us know the whole thing in detail.

Hardik Pandya lost the vice-captaincy position

The BCCI has made a big announcement amid the Zimbabwe tour. In fact, Hardik Pandya, who was the vice-captain of Team India in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, has been stripped of this responsibility. In his place, wicketkeeper batsman Sanju Samson has been made the vice-captain.

Actually, this 29-year-old player was not available in the first two matches against Zimbabwe. He was part of the Indian team that went to play the T20 World Cup and was stuck in a cyclone in Barbados after the final match. He is also part of the playing eleven in the third match. He has also been given the responsibility of vice-captain.

See the tweet here:

Sanju Samson is the Vice-Captain of the Indian team in this T20I series. pic.twitter.com/IwjYpXZUEi

— Johns (@CricCrazyJohns) July 10, 2024

Responsibility can also be given on Sri Lanka tour

Sanju Samson has been appointed the vice-captain of the Indian team for the remaining three T20 matches against Zimbabwe. In such a situation, it is being speculated that Sanju can also be given this responsibility in the T20 series against Sri Lanka. Let us tell you that he captains Rajasthan Royals in the IPL. In such a situation, he has a lot of experience in leading the team.

Team India's schedule is going to be something like this

Team India will play a series of three ODIs and three T20 matches with Sri Lanka from July 27. First the T20 series will be played, the first match of which will be played on July 27. The second match will be held on July 28 and the third on July 30. The first ODI will be played on August 2, the second ODI on August 4 and the third ODI on August 7.