Hardik Pandya Ruled Out of Sri Lanka Series Due to Personal Reasons

After the ICC T20 World Cup, a new era has started in Indian cricket. After winning this tournament, captains Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Ravindra Jadeja have decided to retire from T20 international cricket.

On the other hand, after this tournament, the Indian team left for the Zimbabwe tour. Young players were given a chance for this tour. Which, under the captaincy of Shubman Gill, Team India won the series 4-1. Soon the Indian team will go on a Sri Lanka tour and Gautam Gambhir will debut as head coach. Meanwhile, before the selection of the Indian team for this series, a big update has come out regarding Hardik Pandya.

Big update on Hardik Pandya before the IND vs SL match

The schedule of the upcoming series between India and Sri Lanka has been released. A series of 3 ODI and 3 T20 matches will be played between the two teams. This series will start from 27th July and for this series, the Indian team will leave for the Sri Lanka tour on 22nd July. Meanwhile, Hardik Pandya has told BCCI that he will not be available for the ODI series on this tour. As per the Express Sports report, he has requested BCCI to withdraw from the series due to personal reasons.

Hardik Pandya’s name is ahead as the next T20 captain of Team India

After Rohit Sharma made a splash in T20 cricket, Hardik Pandya is being seen as the future captain of the Indian team. Although he has withdrawn from the ODI series, he can be seen playing in the T20 series starting from July 27.

After this, the excitement of the ODI series will start on August 2. There is a strong possibility that Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will also be rested from this series. Meanwhile, it will be important to see who will be given the command of the team in the absence of these veteran players.