"But it is an important series for a lot of boys who if they eventually do well here will be able to put a strong case going forward." The Indian cricket team is likely to undergo a series of changes for the 2024 T20 World Cup. Many experts have also advocated the move to make Pandya the T20I captain going into the tournament. Recently former World Cup winners Krishnamachari Srikkanth and Sunil Gavaskar stated Pandya should be made the next captain. "If I was the Chairman of the selection committee, I would say that Hardik Pandya should be the captain of the 2024 World Cup, straight away. And start rebuilding a side right from now itself, that is from the New Zealand series," Srikkanth said on Star Sports recently.