He is supremely confident about his own ability - the fact that he is fully fit now makes a massive difference," Shastri says of Hardik

Ravi Shastri feels that with the next men's T20 World Cup just over a year away, Hardik Pandya will be handed the captaincy of the India team immediately.

"Everyone can qualify to play, but I think Hardik will lead," Shastri said on ESPNcricinfo's Runorder. "The next two World Cups [after the 2023 ODI World Cup] are T20 cricket. He's already [standby] captain