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BCCI announced the squad for the series against Ireland and England, Shreyas Iyer became the captain; Vaibhav Suryavanshi got a chance
Sandy Verma | June 7, 2026 10:24 PM CST

BCCI has announced the Indian T20 team for the tour of Ireland and England. Shreyas Iyer has been made the new captain of the team, while young batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who won the Orange Cap in IPL 2026, has got a chance in the senior team for the first time.

BCCI announced squad for T20I: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the Indian T20 team for the tour of Ireland and England to be held in late June 2026. On this tour, Team India will first play a two-match T20 series against Ireland, after which it will take part in a five-match T20 and three-match ODI series against England. The selection committee has made many major changes in the team and given opportunity to some new faces, while the responsibility of leadership has also been handed over to the new player.

The most talked about thing is young batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who has got a place in the Indian senior team for the first time. Shreyas Iyer has been made the new captain of the T20 team. Apart from this, BCCI has also announced the Indian team for the Asian Games 2026, in which some important changes have been seen.

BCCI Squad: Vaibhav Suryavanshi got his first chance

Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who made a splash with his bat in IPL 2026, has got a place in the Indian senior team for the first time. The young batsman won the Orange Cap by scoring 776 runs in 16 matches of the season and was the highest run-scorer in the entire tournament. Seeing his excellent performance, the selectors have included him in Team India for the T20 series against Ireland and England. Now the eyes of the fans will be fixed on his international debut.

BCCI: Captaincy handed over to Shreyas Iyer

BCCI has started a new leadership era by handing over the command of the T20 team to Shreyas Iyer. Iyer has been in excellent form for some time now and has impressed as captain as well. The selectors have expressed confidence in him and given him the responsibility of the team, while Tilak Verma has been made the vice-captain. All eyes are going to be on Iyer’s captaincy in the series against Ireland and England.

BCCI: Indian T20 team for Ireland and England series

Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Shreyas Iyer, Tilak Verma, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Reddy, Sanju Samson, Axar Patel, Ishan Kishan, Washington Sundar, Shivam Dubey, Varun Chakraborty, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Siraj, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh and Prince Yadav have got a place in the Indian team announced for the T20 series against Ireland and England. There is a good mix of young and experienced players in the team, due to which the selectors seem to be moving towards preparing a strong T20 team of the future.

BCCI: Team also announced for Asian Games 2026

BCCI has also announced the Indian team for the Asian Games 2026, which has seen a big change compared to the T20 squad. Star fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has been included in this team, due to which the bowling attack has become stronger. Players like Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Shreyas Iyer, Tilak Verma, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Reddy, Sanju Samson are also part of this team, while the presence of Bumrah will provide additional strength to the team. Now it will be interesting to see how India performs in both these big foreign campaigns.

 


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