Bumrah will lead the Indian team against Ireland, the famous Krishna will also return

Pacer Jasprit Bumrah, who has been out of action for a long time due to injury, on Monday returned to the Indian team as captain for the three-match T20I series against Ireland, which will strengthen the Indian pace attack ahead of the ICC ODI World Cup. Good news. India will play three T20 Internationals on August 18, 20 and 23 at Malahide in Dublin. Bumrah had an operation in New Zealand for a back injury and has been on rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) for some time now. Indian pace spearhead Bumrah played his last match for India in a T20I against Australia in September last year. Bumrah’s dual role as captain and pace spearhead was discussed.

PTI has learned that the 29-year-old cricketer was excited about playing a double role during the tour of Ireland. Bumrah has the experience of leading India. He captained India in the Birmingham Test match against England last year. The selectors have also included Karnataka fast bowler Krishna in the squad. The right-arm fast bowler played his last match for India as an ODI against Zimbabwe in Harare in August last year. After this he had an operation for stress fracture. The Ireland tour is being seen as a way for Bumrah and Prasad to prepare themselves for international cricket. After this, both of them are sure to make a place in the team for the Asia Cup to be played in Sri Lanka in August and September. Ruturaj Gaikwad has been appointed as the vice-captain of the team. Many regular players have not been selected in the team including Hardik Pandya and Shubman Gill.

Pandya and Gill are set to return to the team for the Asia Cup. Right now both of them are playing ODI series in West Indies. Ireland tour will be a good opportunity for many players as many of these players are also included in the Asian Games squad. This tour will also provide another opportunity for Sanju Samson to prove himself. Injured KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer, however, could not return to the team. Both these players are on rehabilitation after the operation. The Indian Cricket Board recently said that Rahul and Shreyas have started batting in the nets.

Meanwhile, the World Cup probables will attend a week-long training camp at the NCA before leaving for Sri Lanka for the Asia Cup. His fitness will also be assessed during this camp.Indian squad for T20I series against Ireland: Jasprit Bumrah (captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Verma, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Shivam Dubey, Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Ravi Bishnoi, Famous Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan.

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