India announce squad for Ireland T20Is, Jasprit Bumrah named captain

Jasprit Bumrah. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

The BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) recently came forward to announce team India’s squad for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Ireland. In brilliant news for both the team and the fans, star pacer Jasprit Bumrah makes his much-anticipated return as he was named in the Indian squad for the games against Ireland as the skipper.

Bumrah has been out of contention for selection for more than a year as he sustained a stress fracture in his lower back in July 2022. Due to the major injury, the 29-year-old missed out on many big tournaments, like the T20 World Cup 2022, the Asia Cup 2022, and the 16th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023.

With Bumrah returning to international cricket as the skipper for the games against Ireland, the fans will lie in wait to see one of the best pacers in world cricket in action once more and will hope that he will be back to full fitness for the upcoming ODI World Cup as well.

NEWS 🚨- @Jaspritbumrah93 to lead #TeamIndia for Ireland T20Is.

Team – Jasprit Bumrah (Capt), Ruturaj Gaikwad (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson (wk), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shivam Dube, W Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Ravi Bishnoi, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep…

— BCCI (@BCCI) July 31, 2023

Ruturaj Gaikwad named vice-captain for Ireland series

Furthermore, Indian batter Ruturaj Gaikwad was announced the vice-captain for the three-match series against Ireland. The Indian team that will be travelling to Malahide, boasts a plethora of young talents, including Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rinku Singh, Tilak Varma, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, and many more.

Prasidh Krishna also makes his return to the Indian squad, as he too was out of contention due to injury. Both Bumrah and Krishna were recently seen bowling to Mumbai batters in practice matches in Bangalore as well. Training hard at the National Cricket Academy (NCA), both pacers will be hopeful that they can make their return to international cricket at peak fitness.

Currently, the Indian team is in the Caribbean as they take on the West Indies in a multi-format series. They will look to clinch the series and end it on a positive note ahead of their clash against Ireland. The first T20I of the series against Ireland will be played at The Village in Malahide on Friday, August 18.

Indian squad for the Ireland series: 

Jasprit Bumrah (Capt), Ruturaj Gaikwad (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson (wk), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shivam Dube, W Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Ravi Bishnoi, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan.