The Indian Cricket Team will visit for 3 match T20I series against Ireland starting on 18th August. Jasprit Bumrah would be making a comeback into the international arena and has been handed the responsibility of captaincy during the tour.
Team India will depart for Dublin on 15th August, but legendary coach VVS Laxman will not accompany the team during this series. Rahul Dravid and Co are currently in the United States of America for the last 2 T20I matches to be played on the 12th and 13th respectively.
The T20I series will see India take on Ireland in Malahide, Dublin on the 18th, 20th, and 23rd of August 2023. A few other coaches including Sairaj Bahtule, Sitanshu Kotak will travel with the team for this series.
Jasprit Bumrah will lead the side as he is eager to make a comeback to the Indian team to competitive cricket since September 2022. This series would provide how Jasprit Bumrah’s fitness would be because of the Asia Cup and World Cup 2023 to be played in India starting on 5th October. Bumrah went under back surgery in February this year and this series will be a good test for the Indian pacer.
Indian team for T20I series against Ireland
The Indian team will see a few young faces for the T20I series against Ireland. After the 4th and 5th T20I matches against West Indies, the team will get together in Dublin in two separate groups. The batch in Miami, Florida will travel to Dublin after the two matches while Jasprit Bumrah and Co will travel from Mumbai early morning on Tuesday.
Yashavi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, and Tilak Varma will travel straight to Ireland after the remaining two T20I matches. Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Shahbaz Ahmed, Shivam Dube, Prasidh Krishna, Ruturaj Gaikwad, and Washington Sundar would travel on Tuesday.
Rinku Singh and Jitesh Sharma would be eager to make debuts while Shivam Dube, Prasidh Krishna, Jasprit Burmah, and Washington Sundar will make a comeback into the T20I squad.
Indian T20I squad for Ireland series
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Yashavi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (WK), Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube, Shahbaz Ahmed, Prasidh Krishna, Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Jasprit Bumrah (C), Arshdeep