Hardik Pandya will Indian captain in the T20Is against Ireland

Rahul Tripathi has been name to the squad. The Indian team will be guide by Hardik Pandya, with Bhuvneshwar Kumar named vice-captain.

The BCCI announced Team India’s squad for the upcoming two-match T20I series against Ireland, which will begin on June 26th in Malahide. The Indian team will be guide by Hardik Pandya, with Bhuvneshwar Kumar named vice-captain. Rahul Tripathi has also been call up to the squad. Hardik will lead India for the first time, following his success with Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. He is currently playing in the ongoing five-match T20I series against South Africa.

During IPL 2022, the all-rounder led GT from the front, scoring 487 runs in 15 matches. He also took eight wickets during the tournament, which culminated in a victory over the Rajasthan Royals in the final.

Meanwhile, after being overlook for the South Africa T20Is, Maharashtra batter Rahul Tripathi has received his first call-up.

Suryakumar Yadav and Sanju Samson will also make their comebacks.

Umran Malik, who receive his first India call-up for the current South Africa series, has also been kept in the squad.

In the ongoing five-match series, India is trailing South Africa 1-2. After losing the first two games, the young Indian team rallied to win the third T20I by 48 runs in Vishakhapatnam on Tuesday.

The fourth and fifth Twenty20 Internationals will take place on Friday and Sunday, respectively.

The absence of a few big names, including skipper Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, is due to the sixth and final Test against England, which will conclude the Test series that began last year. Due to a Covid outbreak in the Indian camp, the fifth match had to be cancel.

The sixth and final Test will be play at Birmingham’s Edgbaston Stadium beginning in July.