Jadeja questioned the need of every captain in last 3 years wants to change the old system.
Though he is not yet named the full-time T20I captain, Hardik Pandya is being looked at as the successor to Rohit Sharma in the 20-over format.
Hardik has been seen doing a few experiments with the team, be it giving Akshar Patel the final over of the first T20I against Sri Lanka, or playing Arshdeep Singh by dropping Harshal Patel after just one game.
These experimentations led to Ajay Jadeja questioning Hardik’s need to change the 'old system'. Jadeja, in a chat on Cricbuzz, questioned why every captain who comes in tries to "change the old system".
"Why is it that every captain, at least three years I can think of that when Virat Kohli took over he wanted to change the way the Indian team played? Rohit Sharma took over, he wanted to change the way the Indian team played. Now, Hardik Pandya has taken over, he wants the Indian team to change.
Why is it that everyone who comes in new wants to change the old system? What is the system problem there?" Jadeja asked.
Fellow panelist Dinesh Karthik then replied that changes are the need of the hour as India has not won any ICC trophies since 2013 and the T20 World Cup since 2007.
“I think the answer lies in the fact that we haven't won any multi-nation tournament since 2013. I don't think anybody would've come in 2014 and changed something, because we won something before, the Champions Trophy. Here, we haven't won the World Cup since 2007 (T20). We have the best T20 league in the world, we boast the best players, the most skilled players, and have the best bench strength. If things aren't happening then there's something wrong with the approach maybe and that needs to change,” Karthik responded.
(Cricbuzz inputs)