The BCCI on Wednesday announced Team India’s squad for the upcoming two-match T20I series against Ireland, which begins on June 26th in Malahide.
Hardik Pandya will lead the Indian team, while Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been named vice-captain.
Hardik will lead India for the first time. He is currently a part of the team for the ongoing five-match T20I series against South Africa.
India and Ireland will play two T20Is in Dublin on June 26 and June 28, respectively.
India trail South Africa 1-2 in the ongoing five-match series. After losing the first two games, the young Indian side made a strong comeback in third T20I, which they won by 48 runs in Vishakhapatnam on Tuesday.
The fourth and fifth T20I will be played on Friday and Sunday, respectively.
A few big names, including skipper Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, are missing from the squad due to the sixth and final Test against England, which will conclude the Test series that took place last year.
The sixth and final Test will be played at the Edgbaston in Birmingham from July 1 to 5.
India’s T20I squad includes, Hardik Pandya (Captain), Bhuvneshwar Kumar (vice-captain), Ishan Kishan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav, Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik
