The Jasprit Bumrah-led Team India has reached Dublin for the IND vs IRE T20I series starting from August 18. The Men in Blue departed for Ireland on Tuesday morning as BCCI posted pictures of the team leaving for the Irish country.
Men in Blue wastes no time, begins training on Day 1
Team India didn’t waste much time after landing in Dublin as they begun their training on Day 1 itself. BCCI on Wednesday shared the pictures of Team India’s huddle before the start of training session.
“Our first team huddle in Dublin as we kickstart our preparations for the T20I series against Ireland”, the board posted on social media.
While few new faces will be in action in 3-match T20I series, all eyes will be on skipper Jasprit Bumrah who is set to make his comeback to the international cricket after injury.
Along with Bumrah, pacer Prasidh Krishna is also making a return from injury. Meanwhile, Ruturaj Gaikwad, who will lead India’s men’s cricket team in the Asian Games 2023, has been named as vice-captain.
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Tilak Varma, who had a stunning debut Caribbean tour, have also been named in the squad.
Sanju Samson has been named as the first-choice wicketkeeper, while Jitesh Sharma is included as backup.
All-rounder Washington Sundar has also been named in the squad alongside Shivam Dube, who last played a T20I for India in February 2022.
India squad for Ireland tour: Jasprit Bumrah (Capt), Ruturaj Gaikwad (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson (wk), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Ravi Bishnoi, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan.
Ireland squad: Paul Stirling (Captain), Andrew Balbirnie, Ross Adair, Harry Tector, Gareth Delany, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Fionn Hand, Lorcan Tucker (WK), Mark Adair, Joshua Little, Barry McCarthy, Theo van Woerkom, Benjamin White, Craig Young