India's first-team all-rounder Irfan Patan has not endorsed a change of captaincy in the Indian team after the disappointing T20 World Cup 2022.

India's exit from the T20 World Cup 2022 has caught the eye of many players. Be it skipper Rohit Sharma or veterans like Mohammed Shami and Ravichandran Ashwin, many former cricketers and professionals have questioned their roles and positions. Some have called for a change of governance in the T20 format. However, former Indian off-spinner Irfan Patan does not feel that a change of captaincy is the need of the hour. Instead, he thinks what needs to change is the way the game is played. Many cricketers and former fans have put forward the name of Hardik Pandya as India's next T20 captain, especially in view of the T20 World Cup 2024. However, Irfan does not support it. A year earlier, when Virat Kohli stepped down as the captain of the team after the 2021 T20 World Cup. In a tweet, Irfan explained the changes that will be made in the Indian cricket team in the future.

He tweeted: "Indian cricket going forward 1) Openers playing freely, At least one of them. 2) Wrist spinner (wicket taker ) is must. 3) Tear away fast bowler. 4) please don't think changing captaincy will give us changed result. It's the approach what needs to change."

Earlier, Irfan had also pointed out the 'risk' of making Hardik Pandya the captain. The all-rounder hasn't had an injury-free history. Irfan, hence, fears what happens to the team and plans if Hardik picks up an injury right before a big tournament.

"So, I'm not saying that if you change the captain, you change the result, if you go like that, you're not going to change the result. And with Hardik Pandya, you need to understand, we all need to understand, that he's a fast-bowling all-rounder. He has injury issues as well. What if he is your captain who is getting injured right before the World cup? And if you don't have any other leader ready, you'll be in a mess," said Pathan on Star Sports.

"So, what I personally think is that Hardik Pandya is a leader, who has done very well in the Gujarat Titians, won IPL, won the championship trophy. You need to find not one, but two leaders going forward to build their mark. You know just like we talk about openers - we need to have a group of openers, we also need to have a group of leaders," he had further said.