It’s noteworthy that younger batsman Shubman Gill has been appointed because the vice-captain in T20Is, changing Hardik, who beforehand held this place through the profitable 2024 T20 World Cup marketing campaign.In an interview with IANS, Kaif shared his opinion that the choice committee, headed by Ajit Agarkar, ought to have backed Hardik, contemplating his expertise in main the T20I staff prior to now.
“Hardik has captained the Gujarat Titans for 2 years and of their first 12 months itself, they made it to the ultimate… Hardik has expertise captaining the T20I facet. He was additionally the vice-captain on the T20 World Cup. Now a brand new coach has arrived, there can be new planning. Surya can be a very good participant…He’s a No.1 T20 participant (batsman). I hope he’ll shoulder the captain’s duty properly. However I really feel they need to have backed Hardik,” Kaif stated.
“Gambhir is an skilled captain and coach…He understands cricket very properly. I feel ‘Hardik ne aisa koi galat kaam nhi kia ok unko captaincy na mile’ (Hardik has not accomplished something flawed that he mustn’t get the captaincy),” Kaif additional stated.
Hardik’s captaincy stint in T20Is noticed him main the facet in 16 T20Is, earlier than he obtained injured final 12 months through the ODI World Cup.
He has additionally led the Gujarat Titans for 2 Indian Premier League seasons, with Gujarat ending as winners underneath Hardik in 2022 and runners-up in 2023, earlier than the allrounder returned to Mumbai Indians this 12 months and changed Rohit Sharma because the skipper.
“He has expertise, has captained within the IPL; and main a brand new staff (Gujarat Titans) to trophy, with contemporary and younger faces, is a big factor. He has made the Titans win by working from zero within the IPL…I feel he was entitled to the captaincy,” he added.
