Most modern national cricket teams have more than one playing squad ready to play at any time. We’ve seen this recently when England simultaneously played an ODI and a Test match series.
The same is the case with Team India. While the senior pros are gearing up to play the rescheduled fifth test match in England, the limited-over specialists will play a couple of T20I games in Ireland.
Though both the teams are looking to prepare for the upcoming world cup, Ireland might want to prove their mettle against one of the strongest batting and bowling lineups in the world right now. However, these are different conditions and Ireland would look to give a tough competition to a full-member opposition – a match-up that doesn’t happen often.
Date: June 26
Start time: 9PM IST/ 4.30 pm BST / 6 am ET / 1.30 am AEST
Venue: Malahide Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
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Talking about the teams, Ireland will look up to its captain Andy Balbirnie and an experienced Paul Stirling to be their mainstay in the batting department.
The Indian team has a slight tricker puzzle to solve. With Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant in England and KL Rahul out injured, Hardik Pandya will lead the national side for the first time. It looks like Team India is also testing the bench strength of captaincy skills as well.
As a player, Hardik hit a purple patch at the recently completed IPL with the bat and the bowl. He was equally impressive with his captaincy skill as well. If he does well in the limited opportunities he gets, he might present a case for split captaincy. However, only time will tell.
With nothing at stake, the Indian team might want to give chances to players like Arshdeep Singh, Deepak Hooda, Ravi Bishnoi and Sanju Samson. Apart from these, the think tank might also want to give a chance to talented players like Rahul Tripathi, Umran Malik and Arshdeep Singh a chance to play in the national colours.
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India vs Ireland T20I series schedule: dates and times
- 1st T20I : June 26, Malahide Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
- 2nd T20I : June 28, Malahide Stadium, Dublin, Ireland