Sunil Gavaskar bats for Hardik Pandya's ODI captaincy post World Cup 2023

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar reckons Hardik Pandya can stake claim for leadership role in onedayers too after the World Cup this year provided his side emerges victorious against Australia in the first ODI here on FridayWith regular skipper Rohit Sharma set to miss the first ODI at the Wankhede Stadium due to family commitments Pandya has been named the standin captain for the contestThe 29yearold allrounder who captained Gujarat Titans to title win in their maiden appearance in the Indian Premier League 2022 season is already the incumbent leader for India in the shortest formatGavaskar told Star Sports I have been very impressed with his captaincy at the T20 level for the Gujarat Titans and for India when he is captaining the T20 side I do believe that if he wins the first game in Mumbai then you can almost stamp him as the India captain once the World Cup is over in 2023Also Read WTC Final Will Hardik Pandya don the whites again Heres what BCCI has in mindGavaskar said Pandyas presence in the middleorder is essential for IndiaHe can be an impact player as well as a game changer in the middleorder Even for the Gujarat team he was promoting himself up the order knowing that this is the time when the team needed some momentum and push and he would do that Gavaskar saidSo someone who is prepared to take on responsibility lead from the front and who will not ask the players to do something that he wants to do himself is highly crucial he saidGavaskar added that Pandyas captaincy style also makes him a favourite among the playersWhat you see with Hardik Pandya as a captain is a sense of comfort with the rest of the team Maybe its the way he handles the players puts his arm around the playersiquest He just seems to give the players a sense of comfortThats so important to give a player a sense of comfort so that he can go and play his natural game I think he encourages them which is a wonderful signMeanwhile former India player and commentator Ajit Agarkar has backed Rohit to fire with the bat once he links up with the Indian squadHis record speaks for itself You do not need to say anything about Rohits performance in white ball cricket He has taken a slightly different approach at times trying to be the aggressor at the top of the order Agarkar saidMaybe he changed it a little bit in the last series giving himself a little more time and got the hundred I just hope he plays every game that India plays from now on every oneday because you want your captain out there to just have a pattern of play he addedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever