Harbhajan expressed empathy for Pandya's situation, stating that losing the captaincy must be a significant setback for him. He said, "He came after winning the T20 World Cup and suddenly, it's a big setback for him.

Talking about India’s T20 squad for the Bangladesh series, the likes of Sanju Samson and Jitesh Sharma have been added to the side.

Hardik Pandya’s highest score in T20Is is 71*, which he made against Australia in Mohali in 2022. Batting first, India set up a platform for Hardik with KL Rahul’s fifty and Suryakumar Yadav’s 46.

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As per ESPNcricinfo, Hardik has a solitary half-century across 31 T20I innings in home T20Is. He has scored 554 runs in these games at a decent strike rate of 136.79. His average in this regard reads 23.08 as the tally includes 28 sixes. It must be noted that Hardik's batting averages and strike rates are better in both away and neutral T20Is.

India's chief selector Ajit Agarkar had sighted Hardik's injury as the reason for his snub. The all-rounder had gotten injured during India's match against Bangladesh in ODI World Cup 2023.

Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh expressed his shock over Hardik Pandya's snub as captain of the T20I team. Hardik was all set to replace Rohit as captain following the latter's retirement from the format.