Updated: 18 August 2023
India Tour Of Ireland 2023: Jasprit Bumrah To Become 1st Bowler And 11th Captain In Men’s T20Is To Lead India. Team India’s tour of Ireland will start on the 18th August. Jasprit Bumrah to lead India against Ireland for 3 T20Is. Ruturaj Gaikwad will be his deputy. Bumrah’s comeback after 11 months will be closely watched as the star pacer gears up for ODI World Cup 2023. Bumrah will be the first bowler to lead India in T20Is format. Most senior players were rested especially for the upcoming Asia Cup and ODI World Cup 2023.
Bumrah will be the 11th captain of India to lead the men’s team in T20Is. Recently Hardik Pandya-led team lost to West Indies in 5 T20I series by 2-3 so all eyes will be on Bumrah’s leadership as well as on his fitness.
India Tour Of Ireland 2023 Schedule
1st T20Is- 18 Aug- Dublin – 7.30 PM
2nd T20Is- 20 Aug-Dublin- 7.30 PM
3rd T20Is- 23 Aug- Dublin- 7.30 PM
In India matches will be live on Sports 18 and live streaming will be available on the Jio Cinema app.
Also Read: Asia Cup 2023 Squad: Sanju, Shreyas Likely To Be Dropped: Reports
India Tour Of Ireland 2023 Squads
India Squad- Jasprit Bumrah (c), Sanju Samson (WK), Ruturaj Gaikwad (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Avesh Khan, Shahbaz Ahmed, Ravi Bishnoi, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar
Ireland Squad- Paul Stirling (Captain), Fionn Hand, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Craig Young, Ross Adair, Harry Tector, Gareth Delany, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Mark Adair, Andrew Balbirnie, Benjamin White, Joshua Little, Barry McCarthy, Theo van Woerkom
India’s probable playing 11- Ruturaj, Yashasvi, Sanju, Tilak, Rinku, Shivam, Rinku, Sundar, Bumrah, Avesh/Prasidh, Ravi
List Of India Men’s T20Is Captain From 2006 to Date
| Captains | M | W | L | W% |
| V Sehwag | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| MS Dhoni | 72 | 41 | 28 | 56.94 |
| Suresh Raina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| Virat Kohli | 50 | 30 | 16 | 60 |
| Rohit Sharma | 51 | 39 | 12 | 76.47 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33.33 |
| Rishabh Pant | 5 | 2 | 2 | 40 |
| Hardik Pandya | 16 | 10 | 5 | 62.50 |
| KL Rahul | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Jasprit Bumrah * |
