Team India shuts down Hardik Pandya conspiracy theories

Team India’s chief selector, Ajit Agarkar, shut down conspiracy theories related to Hardik Pandya’s demotion from the leadership positions of the national team in white ball cricket for the forthcoming tour of Sri Lanka. “Regarding Hardik, he’s still a very important player for us. Fitness has obviously been a challenge for him… Then it becomes difficult for the coach or selectors. Fitness is a clear challenge and we want someone who is available more often than not. Having said that, we believe Surya has the qualities necessary to be a captain. We also feel we can manage Hardik better, we’ve seen what he can do with the bat and ball in the World Cup… We speak to every player, whether their role has changed. And yeah we’ve spoken to him,” Ajit Agarkar told reporters in a press conference ahead of Team India’s departure to Sri Lanka where the Men in Blue will take part in three T20Is and an equal number of ODIs. Interestingly, the star all-rounder was Team India’s vice-captain in last year’s ODI World Cup and