Hardik Pandya, an all-rounder for
India, declared after guiding his team to a convincing victory in the last
Twenty20 (T20) match of their series against West Indies that he was willing to
take over as captain of the squad permanently.
India won by 88 runs on Sunday at
Lauderhill, Florida, although Rohit Sharma, their normal skipper, took a day
off. This victory gave India a 4-1 series victory.
When asked if he would be interested
in the position in the future, Pandya, 28, responded, "Yeah, why not? It's
a pretty wonderful experience." I would be more than delighted to do that
if given the opportunity. But for the time being, because the World Cup is
approaching, it's important to improve as a team.
Pandya has experience in leadership
positions, having led the Gujarat Titans to the Indian Premier League
championship in their first season this year. Additionally, he led India to a
2-0 T20 series victory against Ireland in June.
This year, India has employed seven
captains throughout the three formats, which Sharma hailed as a positive
development for the group.
India have now won six of their last
seven T20I series - the one against South Africa was split when rain washed out
the decider in Bengaluru in June - since the 2021 T20 World Cup. In line with
Dinesh Karthik's remarks, Hardik credited India's consistency to their
abundance of talent and the management's commitment to provide its players with
a sense of comfort.
"I believe [it's] the level of
talent shared by all of the players and the level of freedom we currently
enjoy. With the manner they are playing, India has become a new nation. We are
more dangerous as a group because I see many individuals enjoying their
independence and expressing themselves without considering the outcome."
The match on Sunday was the first
time that spinners claimed all ten wickets in a men's T20I. In the absence of
Kyle Mayers, who was resting, West Indies grouped their top right-hand batters
together. Hardik then threw the new ball to Axar Patel, who moved ahead of
Ravindra Jadeja by a game.
Patel then responded by taking the
wickets of the improvised top three of West Indies during the powerplay. The
last seven wickets were then split between wrist-spinners Kuldeep Yadav and
Ravi Bishnoi as the hosts were dismissed for 100 while chasing 189.
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