The selection committee of the Indian cricket team has announced the squads for the T20I series against Ireland and England, and for the Asian Games 2026. The series against Ireland will commence from June 26 followed by a five-match T20I series against England from July 1 onwards. India A’s multi-day tour to Sri Lanka will begin from June 25. The biggest talking point is that Shreyas Iyer has replaced Suryakumar Yadav as the new T20I captain.
India squad for Ireland T20Is
Shreyas Iyer (C), Tilak Varma (VC), Ravi Bishnoi, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mohd. Siraj, Sanju Samson, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Ishan Kishan, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Shivam Dube, Varun Chakravarthy, Prince Yadav, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
India squad for England T20Is
Shreyas Iyer (C), Tilak Varma (VC), Ravi Bishnoi, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mohd. Siraj, Sanju Samson, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Ishan Kishan, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Shivam Dube, Varun Chakravarthy, Prince Yadav, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.
India squad for Asian Games 2026
Shreyas Iyer (C), Tilak Varma (VC), Ravi Bishnoi, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Jasprit Bumrah, Sanju Samson, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Ishan Kishan, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Shivam Dube, Varun Chakravarthy, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
Suryakumar Yadav has not just been stripped off captaincy but has also been dropped from the T20I setup. Chief selector Ajit Agarkar explained the rationale behind handing Shreyas Iyer the reins of the team, noting that he has led various franchises successfully in the IPL, leading KKR to a win and leading PBKS to a final.
15-year-old Sooryavanshi has been picked in the squads for all the three series. He has been phenomenal over the last year, and delivered an exceptional performance in IPL 2026 where he finished as the leading run-getter and the winner of five awards. His whilwind performance in IPL has forced the selectors to fast track his senior men’s debut.
Jasprit Bumrah has been rested for the series against Ireland and England, but will take part in the Asian Games 2026. Agarkar said that the decision was to manage the workload of the premium pacer.
Squad for India A’s tour of Sri Lanka
Dhruv Jurel (C), Devdutt Padikkal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Harsh Dubey, Auqib Nabi, Yash Thakur, Anshul Kamboj, N Jagadeesan, Aman , Sheikh Rashid, Zeeshan Ansari
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Team India squad for Ireland, England T20Is, Asian Games, India A squad for Sri Lanka tour announced
