Hardik Pandya has been named India's captain as the BCCI announces the squad for the T20Is against Ireland

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• Jun 15, 2022 | Kabir Chakraborty

As the team's vice-captain, Bhuvneshwar Kumar will take over for Pandya.

Digital
Desk: For
the forthcoming two-match T20I series against Ireland later this month, Team
India has picked Hardik Pandya as their captain. As the team's vice-captain,
Bhuvneshwar Kumar will take over for Pandya. Sanju Samson has also been called
up, and Suryakumar Yadav will return from injury. The coaching staff for the
tour will be headed by VVS Laxman.

Rahul Tripathi, a right-handed
batsman, is the sole new player in the lineup. He was awarded for his
exceptional performance in this season's IPL, in which he scored more than 400
runs for Sunrisers Hyderabad.

India’s T20I
squad: Hardik
Pandya (Captain), Bhuvneshwar Kumar (vice-captain), Ishan Kishan, Ruturaj
Gaikwad, Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav, Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Hooda,
Rahul Tripathi, Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), Yuzvendra
Chahal, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Harshal Patel, Avesh
Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik