IND vs SL: 3 Reasons Why Rohit Sharma Should Be Sacked As India's T20I Captain

IND vs SL: 3 Reasons Why Rohit Sharma Should Be Sacked As India’s T20I Captain. The 35-year-old Rohit Sharma might leave the role of captaincy from the 50-over format following the conclusion of the ODI World Cup 2023.

Apparently, Rohit Sharma will remain captain in ODIs and Tests for the time being. However, Hardik Pandya is likely to take charge of the T20I team until the 2024 T20 World Cup in West Indies and the USA.

The Indian team is to host Sri Lanka from the 3rd of January for the upcoming home series consisting of three-match T20Is and the same number of ODIs. The outgoing selection committee led by Chetan Sharma will be picking two Indian squads for the as the new panel will not be named before another week’s time, according to BCCI sources.

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India are set to play Sri Lanka in a white ball series in January 2023. Reports coming out of Delhi suggest that Rohit Sharma will not be recovering from his injury by that time and Hardik Pandya might lead the team in his absence.

There is a possibility that the T20I side to be named will comprise only the specialists of that format. Some players like Virat Kohli might also be given a break from the T20I format. The Indian team is to host Sri Lanka from the 3rd of January for the upcoming home series consisting of three-match T20Is and the same number of ODIs.

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IND vs SL: 3 Reasons Why Rohit Sharma Should Be Sacked As India’s T20I Captain

1. Form And Fitness

Rohit Sharma hasn’t been in the best of form with the bat in T20Is. Consistent breaks due to fitness and rotation policy too haven’t helped the Hitman either, to get back to his destructive best. Hence BCCI may sack him as a skipper considering his poor recent form and fitness.

Rohit Sharma averaged only 24.3 in 29 T20Is in 2022. He had a poor T20 World Cup 2022, scoring only 116 runs in 6 T20Is averaging a mere 19.33 at a pathetic strike rate of 106.42.

2. Poor Captaincy In White Ball Limited Overs Cricket Recently

Under Rohit Sharma, India won 13 games and lost 5 out of 18 matches in ODIs. In T20Is India won 39 matches out of 51, losing the remaining 12. But his captaincy hasn’t been up to the mark recently, as India lost to Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Asia Cup 2022 in T20Is in the Super 4 stage while also losing to England in the semi-final of the 2022 T20 World Cup by 10 wickets.

India also lost both the first two ODIs against Bangladesh under his captaincy before a dislocated thumb injury ruled him out of the 3rd inconsequential ODI. Hence BCCI may sack Rohit Sharma as T20I skipper considering his poor captaincy in recent matches.

3. Hardik Pandya’s Good Captaincy In Limited Opportunities

Hardik Pandya has been exceptional as a T20I skipper in the limited opportunities provided to him. He led India in the 2 T20Is against Ireland and India won both by 7 wickets and 4 runs. India won by 88 runs against West Indies and 65 runs against New Zealand while one match against the Kiwis was tied under his captaincy.

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