NEW DELHI: Back in side after an 11-month injury lay-off, Jasprit Bumrah will be rearing to go as Team India take on Ireland in the three-match T20I series starting Friday.
Bumrah, who is leading a young Indian side will be treating the three matches as a fitness test ahead of the upcoming Asia Cup which will be followed by the marquee ODI World Cup in India.
To go with Bumrah, eyes will also be on Gen-Next IPL performers like Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rinku Singh and Jitesh Sharma along with Sanju Samson, whose place in the side is under scanner after a disappointing tour of West Indies.
Here's everything you need to know about the first T20I between India and Ireland:
What: India vs Ireland, 1st T20I
When: August 18 (Friday)
Where: The Village, Dublin
Time: 7:30 pm (IST)
Where to watch: Sports18-1, Sports18-1 HD, and Sports18 Khel TV channels, Live stream on Jio Cinema (in India)
Where to follow Live: Timesofindia.com/sports
Playing XI (Likely):
INDIA: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (c)
IRELAND: Paul Stirling (c), Andrew Balbirnie, Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Theo van Woerkom, Craig Young.
Squads
INDIA: Jasprit Bumrah (captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson (wk), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Ravi Bishnoi, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan.
IRELAND: Paul Stirling (captain), Andrew Balbirnie, Mark Adair, Ross Adair, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Fionn Hand, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Theo van Woerkom, Ben White, Craig Young.
