Ireland Squad vs India: Ireland chose new captain to face India, 6 players out due to injury

Ireland has announced its team for the two-match T20 series against India. Ireland has chosen a new T20 captain for this series to be held from June 26. Right-handed batsman Lorcan Tucker has been given the command of the team. This player has replaced Paul Sterling who has not been selected in this team. Sterling is struggling with injury and was not available for selection. However, a total of 6 players including Sterling were injured due to which they were not selected. The Ireland team has also included a player of Indian origin in the team. The name of the player is Jai Mundra who is a left arm fast bowler.

Ireland’s team for India’s T20 series

Lorcan Tucker (captain), Ross Adair, Ben Coltridge, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Stephen Doheny, Matthew Humphreys, Gavin Hoy, Matthew Hollard, Liam McCarthy, Jay Mundra, Harry Tactor, Tim Tactor, Reuben Wilson.

Big things about Irish team

• Matthew Hollard and Jai Mundra got a place in the Ireland team for the first time.
• Reuben Wilson, included in the T20 team for the first time, made his debut against New Zealand last month.
• 6 players were not available for selection due to injury. Josh Little, Mark Adair, Paul Sterling, Curtis Kanfer, Barry McCarthy and Jordan Neal.

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Who is Lorcan Tucker?

Ireland’s new T20 captain Lorcan Tucker has been playing international cricket for the last 10 years. This player, who debuted in the year 2016, has scored 1730 runs in 91 T20 International matches at an average of 22.7. He has not scored 1054 runs in ODIs at an average of more than 25. Tucker has scored 753 runs in 10 test matches at an average of 41.83. He has scored 21 half-centuries and one century in international cricket.

India’s team for Ireland series

Shreyas Iyer (captain), Ishan Kishan, Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dubey, Tilak Verma (vice-captain), Nitish Reddy, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Prince Yadav and Vaibhav Suryavanshi.

India-Ireland T20 series schedule

• The first T20 will start on June 26 at 6 pm in Belfast.
• The second T20 will also be played in Belfast on June 28 at 6 pm.