India announce squad for Ireland T20Is; Hardik Pandya rested, Jasprit Bumrah named captain

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday announced its squad for the three-match T20I series against Ireland. The team has witnessed some big changes in the squad. T20I captain Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav have been rested, while pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Prasidh Krishna make returns to the team after a long injury gap.

Notably, Bumrah has been made the captain of the team for the three-match contest against the Irish side,



while Ruturaj Gaikwad will be his deputy. Notably, Rinku Singh has also been called into the squad after missing out in the T20I series against West Indies.

India's squad for Ireland T20Is:

Jasprit Bumrah (Capt), Ruturaj Gaikwad (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson (wk), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shivam Dube, W Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Ravi Bishnoi, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan.