Hardik Pandya: The Future of Indian Cricket Leadership

Four months away from the ODI World Cup 2023, former coach of the Indian cricket team, Ravi Shastri, has already begun to consider the successor of current captain, Rohit Sharma. Shastri has expressed his admiration for Hardik Pandya’s leadership skills and believes that the Gujarat skipper should take over the captaincy in the 50-over format after the World Cup. Though Pandya is being speculated to take over the T20 format from the Mumbai Indians skipper, Shastri believes that he should be given a chance to lead the team in the 50-over format as well.

Ravi Shastri’s Opinion

In an interview with The Week, Shastri said, “After the World Cup, I feel he should take over captaincy in white-ball cricket. Rohit should lead India in the World Cup, no question there.”

Rohit Sharma’s Leadership Under Question

Rohit’s leadership has been put under the spotlight ever since India lost two ICC events – the T20 World Cup semi-final match to England and the WTC Final to Australia. The ODI World Cup 2023 is likely to be the last tournament Rohit will captain India in.

Conclusion

Hardik Pandya is seen as a potential leader of the Indian cricket team in the future. His leadership skills have been praised by Ravi Shastri and it is likely that he will take the captaincy from Rohit Sharma after the ODI World Cup. The 2023 tournament will be a test of Rohit’s leadership and will decide the future of Indian cricket leadership.