India T20I squads for ENG, IRE series: Shreyas Iyer named captain, Suryakumar Yadav dropped from team - Moneycontrol.com
India will first play 2 T20Is against Ireland in Belfast on June 26 and 28, then will move on to the 5-match series against England
India will first play 2 T20Is against Ireland in Belfast on June 26 and 28, then will move on to the 5-match series against England from July 1 to 11. India announced squad for Ireland and England T20I series. (Photo: X) India announced its squad for the England and Ireland series on Saturday (June 6) following a Men's Selection Committee meeting at the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai. Suryakumar Yadav has been removed as captain, with Shreyas Iyer appointed as the new T20I skipper. Tilak Varma has been named vice-captain of the side. At just 23 years of age, he looks set to play a huge role in India's success in the years to come.
Out-of-form Suryakumar has not only lost the captaincy but also his place in the squad. Interestingly, after a spectacular IPL season, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has earned his maiden call-up to the senior India team. He is now the youngest cricketer ever selected for the Indian team. Previously, the record was held by the legendary Sachin Tendulkar, who was selected at the age of 16. Shreyas Iyer's record as captain Iyer has led 3 IPL franchise in his career. He guided the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to IPL glory in 2024. He also led Delhi Capitals (DC) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) to the final in 2020 and 2025, respectively.
With the bat, he scored 604 runs at a strike-rate of 175.07 in IPL 2025 and 498 runs with a strike-rate of 168.81 in IPL 2026. BCCI not shy of taking bold calls It is the second successive year the selection panel has made a bold call of removing an ICC trophy winning captain. In 2025, Rohit Sharma was removed as the ODI skipper after he led India to Champions Trophy glory in March before a series against Australia in October. However, he did remain part of the ODI squad. India squad for Ireland tour 2026 Shreyas Iyer - captain, Tilak Varma - vice captain, Ravi Bishnoi, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mohammed Siraj, Sanju Samson, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Ishan Kishan, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Shivam Dube, Varun Chakaravarthy, Prince Yadav, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.
India squad for England tour 2026 Shreyas Iyer -captain, Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Shivam Dube, Tilak Varma - vice captain, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Prince Yadav, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Siraj, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. India will first play 2 T20Is against Ireland in Belfast on June 26 and 28, then will move on to the 5-match series against England from July 1 to 11.
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