New Delhi: The Surya-Hardik seems like a newfound controversy on social media with fans backing their respective favourite players for the role of captaincy. This fan war was triggered after BCCI decided to hand over the captaincy duties to Suryakumar Yadav rather than Hardik Pandya.
But nothing concrete has yet been decided on the same. To show their strength and love, a fervent hashtag under the title “WE WANT CAPTAIN SKY” has started to become viral on social media. While Hardik remains the senior player over here, chants of social media and internal reports show that India could write a new chapter of captaincy with Suryakumar Yadav.
Surya is expected to lead the side from the upcoming Sri Lanka tour. Previously, Surya had led the side in 7 T20Is against Australia (4 matches) and South Africa (3 matches). While in the series against Australia, Surya led the side to a 4-1 win, the South Africa tour ended with a 1-1 draw with one match getting washed away. Moreover, Surya was also the vice-captain of the Kolkata Knight Riders for a few years when Gautam Gambhir was the captain of KKR. This alleged ‘favouritism’ on the part of Gauti is anticipated to be one of the main reasons for Surya to take on captaincy duties.
Netizens react to the captaincy saga
Surya’s popularity on social media was a mix of love and admiration for the right-hand batsman. One fan wrote ” No true Indian can scroll down without liking this tweet. Hardik Pandya Bowled a full toss and Suryakumar Yadav saved us. WE WANT CAPTAIN SKY.”
Sky#sky #suryakumaryadav pic.twitter.com/eTULJgHgin
— RVCJ Sports (@RVCJ_Sports) July 17, 2024
These two shots are bigger than Choker abcd’s Existence.🐐🔥
WE WANT CAPTAIN SKY pic.twitter.com/LR8Y6exJ9g
— Dhruv³ (@Rohitinveins) July 17, 2024
No paid PR,
No spamming,WE WANT CAPTAIN SKY is trending No1 in just 10 mins.
Its people voice ❤️🇮🇳🥺pic.twitter.com/IuMCOqP4Mp
— Ctrl C Ctrl Memes (@Ctrlmemes_) July 17, 2024
Message is clear. We Want Captain SKY to lead us in T20i. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/Xt0HSoKkae
— Selfless⁴⁵ (@SelflessRohit) July 17, 2024
