In a smart and sensible move by the BCCI, Hardik Pandya, who won the IPL 2022 with Gujarat Titans is all set to lead India in the upcoming tour of Ireland that is scheduled just before the all important series against England is around the corner
Rahul Tripathi, who was backed by the commentary team in the IPL, but was continuously snubbed by the board has been picked in the side, and his India debut is around the corner. Suryakyumar Yadav, who missed the second half in the IPL, has also been named in the squad and would like some match practice ahead of the T20’s in England.
The squad for the Ireland series looks relatively younger with several new faces on the 17-member side. With all the regulars like Rohit, Kohli and Rishabh Pant having left for the all important England tour, this is a good chance for Hardik Pandya to vouch for captaincy for India, in the near future.
Sanju Samson, who is often in and out of the Indian side, has been picked and this might be his final crack at making the Indian squad. He has been horribly inconsistent and often throws his start away, and with a weak Ireland bowling line up, Samson has his best chance here.
Arshdeep Singh, Umraan Malik, Ravi Bishnoi and Venkatesh Iyer, who have not yet got their chance in the upcoming T20 series against South Africa are expected to play against a weak Ireland squad and a series win just remains a formality.
India will play 2 T20 internationals against Ireland before the all important England tour kicks off from July 1st. The games will be played on Sunday 26th and Tuesday 28th June in Dublin and will start at 9 pm IST.
India Squad for Ireland: Hardik Pandya (C), Bhuvneshwar Kumar (VC), Ishan Kishan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav, Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik.
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