The Indian cricket group for the Sri Lanka tour was introduced on 18 July. Star batsman Suryakumar Yadav was made the captain for the T20 collection in opposition to Sri Lanka, whereas Rohit Sharma will captain the ODI collection. The stunning factor was that Shubman Gill bought the vice-captaincy for each these collection.
Though Hardik Pandya's identify was on the forefront within the race for T20 captaincy, however he lagged behind Suryakumar. Hardik was additionally stripped of the duty of vice-captaincy in T20. Which means Hardik will now play as a participant in T20 for the group. For Hardik Pandya, the date of 18 July 2024 was essential for his private life. On at the present time, he determined to half methods along with his spouse Natasha Stankovic.
'When our physique doesn't get drained, our thoughts will get drained'
Hardik Pandya could also be going through many challenges inside and out of doors the sphere at the moment, however you can’t see the wrinkles of those challenges on his face which he has hidden effectively. As a consequence of latest occasions, he remained a subject of debate. However on the event of the launch of his 'sports activities attire model', he hid all of the feelings and talked at size on health.
Pandya stated, 'When our physique doesn’t get drained, our thoughts will get drained. So there have been many occasions in life once I was in a position to push my limits. This occurred solely when my thoughts bought drained however I saved telling my physique to maneuver ahead. If you happen to and I make 20-20 makes an attempt then there is no such thing as a distinction between the 2 but when I make 25 makes an attempt and problem myself then subsequent time I’ll make 25 makes an attempt, then I’ll make 30 makes an attempt subsequent time.'
30-year-old Pandya stated, 'Typically it is rather essential to maintain your thoughts with out ideas. When my coach asks me to do 10 push-ups, I all the time do 15 push-ups. This has elevated my stamina and I believe everybody who desires to begin a health journey ought to deal with this.'
Pandya had created a ruckus within the T20 World Cup
Hardik Pandya's efficiency was sturdy within the latest T20 World Cup. He just lately grew to become the number-1 all-rounder within the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) T20 rankings. He turned the match round by taking essential wickets of Heinrich Klaasen and David Miller within the T20 World Cup last. Pandya took 3 wickets for 20 runs within the last match of the T20 World Cup. This star all-rounder scored 144 runs in 8 matches of the T20 World Cup 2024, throughout which his common was 48. Pandya additionally took 11 wickets in these 8 World Cup matches, bowling at an economic system charge of seven.64.
India's T20 squad for Sri Lanka tour: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rinku Singh, Riyan Parag, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Khalil Ahmed and Mohammad Siraj.
India's ODI squad: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dubey, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Riyan Parag, Axar Patel, Khalil Ahmed and Harshit Rana.
India-Sri Lanka collection schedule
July 27 – 1st T20, Pallekele
July 28 – 2nd T20, Pallekele
July 30 – third T20, Pallekele
Aug 2 – 1st ODI, Colombo
Aug 4 – 2nd ODI, Colombo
Aug 7 – third ODI, Colombo
