India Squad for Ireland, England Series 2026 Announcement Live Updates: Shreyas Iyer expected to lead Indian side

India Squad for Ireland, England: Follow all the live updates

India T20, ODI Squad For Ireland, England Series 2026 Announcement LIVE: Ajit Agarkar and Co. will select the squad for the T20Is against Ireland and England on Saturday. One of the highlights of the announcement will be the selection of the teenager, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.

Apart from that, this paper earlier reported that Suryakumar Yadav will be axed from his role, and Shreyas Iyer is expected to attend the selection meeting and lead the side going forward.

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“Iyer will be formally declared captain on Saturday, and he will lead the Indian T20I team in Ireland and England. The selection committee sent their new captain’s name to the Indian board’s decision makers, and they approved Iyer as the new skipper,” a source in the Indian board stated.

Due to a crowded middle order, 31-year-old Shreyas Iyer has been unable to break into the Indian T20I playing XI since December 2023, remaining on the bench even during his squad recall for the pre-World Cup series against New Zealand.

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