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IND vs WI: Pant elevated as India’s T20I vice-captain for West Indies series

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IND vs WI: Pant elevated as India’s T20I vice-captain for West Indies series

Young Indian wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant was promoted to the role of T20Is vice-captain on Monday for the three-match home series against the West Indies starting February 16.

Earlier, KL Rahul was appointed as India’s new white captain Rohit Sharma’s deputy but the batsman was ruled out for the entire series after suffering a strained upper left hamstring in the second ODI against West Indies on February 9 outside the game.

BCCI mentions Pant’s new role in Washington’s news release about Sander’s injury.

This will be the first time Pant has been included in the Indian team’s leadership team. He is also one of Virat Kohli’s successors, joining Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul and Jasprit Bumrah as India’s new Test captain.

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Meanwhile, Sundar has been ruled out with a hamstring strain and Kuldeep Yadav has been named as his replacement.

Earlier, Axar Patel was ruled out after recently recovering from Covid-19 in the final stages of his recovery. All three will head to the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru for further management.

The All India Senior Selection Committee appointed Ruturaj Gaikwad and Deepak Hooda as replacements for Rahul and Axar.

India entered the T20I series with a 3-0 victory over Kieron Pollard’s men. All three games of the series will be played behind closed doors at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

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India’s T20I squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Surya Kumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (Deputy Captain) (Goalkeeper), Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mo Hamad. Siraj, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Deepak Hooda, Kuldeep Yadav.

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Gambhir acknowledges that his “sole regret in seven years of captaincy” is Suryakumar Yadav: “KKR failed to recognise his potential.”

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Gambhir acknowledges that his “sole regret in seven years of captaincy” is Suryakumar Yadav: “KKR failed to recognise his potential.”

Throughout his incredible career with the Mumbai Indians since 2018, Suryakumar Yadav has become a household name. He has established himself as a vital member of the batting lineup and is seen as the team’s future leader. He was able to establish himself in the Indian white-ball team and get to the top of the IC batting rankings in the format because to his valiant efforts at MI. But before he was let away, Suryakumar was a member of the Kolkata Knight Riders lineup from 2014 to 2017. When former captain Gautam Gambhir reflects on the two IPL titles won by KKR during that time, he named the star player from India his greatest regret.

KKR featured Suryakumar Yadav from 2014 to 2017.

In 2012, Suryakumar began his IPL career with the Mumbai Indians, appearing in just one match before being cut loose the following year. He was signed by KKR in 2014, and he won the championship in his first campaign there. The right-handed batter scored 608 runs in 54 games during his four-year tenure with the team, although the majority of those runs were scored as a lower middle order hitter.

In an interview with Sportskeeda on Monday, Gambhir said that his biggest regret as KKR captain is that he failed to recognise Suryakumar’s ability or his ideal batting position in the lineup.

Finding and showcasing the greatest potential is the responsibility of a leader. If there’s one thing I regret from my seven years as captain, it’s that neither I nor the squad were able to fully utilise Suryakumar Yadav. And combinations were the key to the cause. At No. 3, you may only play one person. As a leader, you also need to consider the other ten players in the starting lineup. Although he was just as excellent at No. 7, he would have been far more effective at No. 3, he said.

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Gambhir went on to praise Suruyakumar for being a team player, citing the reason behind his appointment as the team’s vice-captain in 2015.

He was a team player as well. A good player may be anyone, but becoming a team player takes skill. Playing him at No. 6 or 7 or benching him, he was constantly grinning and eager to contribute to the squad. He went on, “That’s why we named him vice captain.”

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