WI vs IND 2023: Strongest India Playing XI for T20I Series
These players will make India's best T20I XI against the Caribbeans in the upcoming five-match series.
6. Hardik Pandya (captain)
Hardik Pandya will hold the reins of the team in the five-match T20I competition next month. Thus far, the stylish all-rounder has looked fabulous as a skipper in the shortest format of the sport. Since India’s T20 World Cup 2022 debacle in November last year, regular India captain Rohit Sharma hasn’t featured in India’s T20 squad.
In Rohit’s place, experienced Pandya is given charge of the side and till now, the team’s performance is satisfactory under his leadership skills. Making his captaincy debut in Ireland in 2022 in a two-match T20I series, Pandya showcased his skills as a leader. Against New Zealand in 2022, Pandya led India to a 1-0 victory in the three-match T20I series.
This year, the team vanquished Sri Lanka and New Zealand under Pandya’s leadership. Pandya will now continue to lead the team from the front against the Caribbeans, next month. However, his batting form is a cause of concern as the veteran hasn’t contributed anything solid to the team, this year. In six T20Is played in 2023, the 29-year-old has scored only 111 runs at an unhealthy strike rate of 111.00.
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