Indian Premier League profitable captain Hardik Pandya was deservingly named skipper of the Indian crew for the two-match T20 International collection in opposition to Ireland in Dublin on June 26 and 28.
The solely new face within the aspect is Maharashtra right-hand batter Rahul Tripathi, who was rewarded for his stellar batting throughout this version of IPL the place he scored greater than 400 runs for Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Pandya, who’s Rishabh Pant’s deputy within the present T20I collection in opposition to South Africa, was elevated to the management position and can be a part of the Test squad in England after the completion of the house collection.
Sanju Samson, whose profligacy has been nicely documented through the years, will get one other shot at redemption, as he made a comeback for the collection, having guided Rajasthan Royals to the IPL ultimate.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been named vice-captain for the collection.
The designated wicketkeeper will likely be 36-year-old Dinesh Karthik if one goes by the squad checklist, whereas each Ishan Kishan and Samson can preserve wickets if want be.
Samson’s maintaining isn’t thought-about up to speed, so he may nicely be the third keeper within the combine.
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.
Source: www.financialexpress.com