IND vs IRE: Groundbreaking and good news for Indian Cricket fans; Jaspret Bumrah is back to international cricket! BCCI have announced India Squad for Ireland Tour where Jaspret Bumrah will make his return to cricket as the captain to lead India’s T20I side.
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Bumrah has led an Indian team before, most recently in the lone Test game played in England last summer. Bumrah has been out since September 2022 due to a back injury, when he last played for the national team. The 29-year-old’s physical condition will be essential as India prepares for the ODI World Cup, which will get underway in October.
The right-arm pacer suffered a similar problem during the India tour of England in July 2022, which cost him two months of playing time. Bumrah missed the T20 World Cup in Australia due to back problems, and since then, he hasn’t participated in a competitive cricket match, including the World Test Championship Final last month and the IPL 2023.
India tour of Ireland 2023 consists of 3 T20Is and India’s regular T20I skipper Hardik Pandya has been rested from the captaincy for nearing Asia Cup and World Cup.
IND vs IRE T20 Schedule
| Date/Day | Match | Venue |
| Aug 18, Fri | Ireland vs India 1st T20I | Malahide |
| Aug 20, Sun | Ireland vs India 2nd T20I | Malahide |
| Aug 23, Wed | Ireland vs India 3rd T20I | Malahide |
With Bumrah returning to the team, the lineup also includes a number of fresh faces, including IPL star Rinku Singh and Jitesh Sharma. The three-match T20I series will take place shortly after India completes the last phase of its West Indies trip and before the Asia Cup.
IND vs IRE T20I Squad
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.
Among other additions to the squad, Prasidh Krishna, who last played a game for India during the ODI series against Zimbabwe last year, is also back in the team.
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For more details head to ICC’s official website.