IND vs SL: “Don't Think We Need To Look Into It That Much” – Gautam Gambhir On Suryakumar Yadav's Appointment As T20I Vice-captain

Former India National Cricket Team opening batsman Gautam Gambhir has said that not much should be read into the appointment of Suryakumar Yadav as India’s vice-captain in T20Is because he has been handed the responsibility in the absence of Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul from the team.

Suryakumar Yadav will be Hardik Pandya’s deputy in the upcoming three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka. The T20Is will be played on January 3, 5, and 7 in Mumbai, Pune, and Rajkot respectively. Notably, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, and Virat Kohli are not part of India’s T20I squad for the Sri Lanka series.

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During an interaction on the Star Sports show ‘Follow the Blues’, Gambhir was questioned whether the appointment of Suryakumar as vice-captain will motivate him even further to continue playing his aggressive game. Gambhir responded:

“I don’t think we need to look into it that much because we have to wait and watch once Rohit comes into the T20 squad whether they are going to still continue with Hardik as the captain and Surya as the vice-captain. We will have to wait and watch because how many options did you have with this young squad?

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“I think Surya is one guy who has shown that you can actually be a T20 format player and from T20 you can go on to play one-day cricket and then probably be in the reckoning for the Test matches as well.”

I am sure he is going to do a good job – Gautam Gambhir on vice-captain Suryakumar Yadav

The 41-year-old further showered praise on the No.1 ranked T20I batter Suryakumar and said that he is a product of the Indian Premier League (IPL). He said:

“He is actually a product of the IPL. His IPL numbers are incredible if you compare them to his numbers in first-class cricket. But it’s always good when people like Suryakumar Yadav, who has gone through the grind in first-class cricket, have grabbed whatever opportunities they have got with both hands.”

Gambhir also feels that Suryakumar will do a good job as vice-captain of the team. He said:

“Now he has been trusted with leadership and being the vice-captain of the country is always a great honour. So I am sure he is going to do a good job. Even if Rohit Sharma comes in and the selectors feel that Hardik is the right guy and Surya is the vice-captain, you can’t keep chopping and changing. If this is your leadership core, so be it.”

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