CNN Central News & Network–ITDC India Epress/ITDC News Bhopal: The passing of the baton in India’s T20I set-up has been unexpectedly bumpy. There has been no official word from the BCCI yet on who would succeed Rohit Sharma, now retired from T20Is after ending India’s 13-year-long wait for an ICC title with the T20 World Cup triumph. Murmurs are there it is because of a split decision among the board officials, new head coach Gautam Gambhir and the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee.
Hardik Pandya, India’s vice-captain in the T20 World Cup, was a clear favourite to take over the reins from Rohit but things changed. Now India’s No.1 ranked batter Suryakumar Yadav, and not Hardik Pandya, has emerged as the front-runner as India’s T20I captain. That’s if the opinion of the chief selector Ajit Agarkar and Gambhir prevails at Thursday evening’s selection meet – it was put off by a day – that is to be conducted virtually.