India will face Sri Lanka in a white-ball series. The first match in the series will be a T20I on January 3, and Hardik Pandya will captain the Indian team. At 4:45 PM IST today, Hardik spoke at a press conference. He was questioned about both his New Year’s resolution and India’s bowling attack throughout the interview.
When asked about Hardik’s new year resolution Hardik said, “To win the World Cup for my country. Unfortunately, we couldn’t make it in 2022 but we want to do it in a better way this year.”
Hardik Pandya on his bowling: “I know the only language that is hard work. Injuries are not in my hand but I believe in the process. 2022 was individually my best year. We missed World Cup but that’s part & parcel of the game. My goal is to help the team win multi-nation tournaments.”
IND vs SL: Squads
India: Hardik Pandya (Captain), Ishan Kishan (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (v-c), Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Sanju Samson, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Harshal Patel, Umran Malik, Shivam Mavi, and Mukesh Kumar.
Sri Lanka: Dasun Shanaka (captain), Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Sadeera Samarawickrama (wk), Kusal Mendis, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Wanindu Hasaranga (v-c), Ashen Bandara, Maheesh Theekshana, Chamika Karunaratne, Dilshan Madushanka, Kasun Rajitha, Dunith Wellalage, Pramod Madushan, Lahiru Kumara and Nuwan Thushara.
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