- Shreyas Iyer takes T20 captaincy for Ireland, England tours.
- Same 16-player squad announced for both European tours.
- Fifteen-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi earns historic spot in touring squad.
- Bumrah rested; pace attack emphasized for Ireland and England.
Team India Squad For Ireland & England:The Board of Control for Cricket in India has formally announced four distinct national squads following a marathon selection committee meeting at the headquarters in Mumbai. The administrative body has confirmed the travelling rosters for the upcoming T20 International tours of Ireland and England, the Asian Games campaign, and India A’s red-ball tour of Sri Lanka.
Major Captaincy Transition Confirmed
The absolute biggest talking point from the high-stakes selection briefing is that Mumbai batsman Shreyas Iyer has officially replaced Suryakumar Yadav as India’s new T20I captain. The strategic change marks a complete overhaul of the shortest format’s leadership structure moving forward.
The international summer starts with two T20 Internationals against Ireland in Belfast from June 26, immediately followed by a comprehensive five-match T20I series against England commencing on July 1.
India Squad For Ireland T20Is
The national selection panel named a highly dynamic fourteen-member squad for the brief opening leg of the European tour, balancing proven international experience with explosive younger batting talent.
India Squad For Ireland: Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (Wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan (Wicketkeeper), Shivam Dube, Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Siraj, Prince Yadav, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Harshit Rana.
India Squad For England T20Is
For the more rigorous five-match assignment in England, the selectors opted to retain the core fourteen-man group while adding two vital bowling options to bolster the white-ball attack.
India Squad For England: Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (Wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan (Wicketkeeper), Shivam Dube, Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Siraj, Prince Yadav, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Arshdeep Singh.
India Squad For Asian Games
In an unexpected move, the selectors chose a formidable seventeen-man contingent for the continental event, adding premier fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah to the core structure while naming Tilak Varma as vice-captain.
India Squad For Asian Games: Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (Wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan (Wicketkeeper), Shivam Dube, Tilak Varma (Vice-Captain), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Siraj, Prince Yadav, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah.
India A Squad For Sri Lanka Tour
Simultaneously, the administrators named a separate red-ball squad for a development tour. India A’s highly anticipated multi-day campaign in Sri Lanka is scheduled to begin from June 25 onwards.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Dhruv Jurel will lead the secondary side, which features several prominent domestic standout performers looking to stake a claim for senior red-ball consideration.
India A Squad For Sri Lanka: Dhruv Jurel (Captain/Wicketkeeper), Devdutt Padikkal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Harsh Dubey, Auqib Nabi, Yash Thakur, Anshul Kamboj, N Jagadeesan, Aman Khan, Shaik Rasheed, Zeeshan Ansari.
