Overview

• Suresh Raina said Hardik Pandya would "do miracles" as a limited-overs captain and gives "glimpses of MS Dhoni."
• In the same interview, Raina chose Shubman Gill over Shreyas Iyer when pressed to pick between the two for ODI leadership.
• Raina praised Pandya's all-round pedigree, comparing his experience to Kapil Dev and calling him a player's captain.
• Pandya has led India in 16 T20Is with 10 wins and three ODIs with two wins, and captained Gujarat Titans to the 2022 IPL title.
• BCCI has not named a permanent ODI successor to Rohit Sharma, while recent picks made Suryakumar Yadav T20 captain and restored Gill as vice-captain, with Iyer omitted from the Asia Cup T20 squad.