Shreyas Iyer has been made the captain for the Ireland-England T20 tour. 2026 World Cup winning captain Suryakumar Yadav is out of the team. Young batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi has got a chance for the first time.
Bengaluru: BCCI has announced Team India for the T20 series against Ireland and England. The Indian squad has been announced for two T20 matches against Ireland on 26 and 28 June, followed by a three-match T20 series against England. Shreyas Iyer has been given the command of the team. The most shocking thing is that the captain Suryakumar Yadav, who won the 2026 T20 World Cup, has been shown the way out of the team. At the same time, young batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who scored a lot of runs in IPL, has been included in the senior team for the first time.
Shreyas Iyer becomes the new captain of T20 team
Suryakumar Yadav was struggling with poor form for the last one and a half years. Although the team achieved success under his captaincy, his bat remained silent. With the aim of preparing the future team, this big responsibility has now been given to Mumbai’s Shreyas Iyer. Shreyas Iyer has made KKR the IPL champion under his captaincy and before that he had also taken Punjab Kings to the finals. However, in the 19th season, the Punjab Kings team could not reach the playoffs.
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Tilak Verma got vice-captaincy
Young cricketer Tilak Verma has been made the vice-captain of the team. Tilak has consistently batted brilliantly in recent years and has attracted everyone’s attention. Even in IPL, he has made his mark as a reliable batsman in the middle order for Mumbai Indians.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi got a chance
Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who made a splash with his explosive batting in IPL, has got a place in the senior team for the first time. He won the Orange Cap by scoring the most runs in the tournament. If Vaibhav gets a chance in the playing eleven against Ireland, he will become the youngest cricketer to make his international debut for India. Apart from this, Prince Yadav, who shone in IPL, has also got a place in Team India.
Indian team for T20 series against Ireland and England
Shreyas Iyer (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Shivam Dubey, Tilak Verma (vice-captain), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakraborty, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Siraj, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav, Vaibhav Suryavanshi.
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