The first match of the two-match T20 series between India and Ireland will be played on June 26 at The Village, Dublin. For this series, Hardik Pandya was given command of the Indian team. Hardik will be seen captaining the Indian team for the first time. Previously, under his captaincy, Gujarat Titans won the IPL 2022 title. In the pre-match press conference, captain Hardik Pandya has indicated that many young players can have a chance in the series.
In the press conference before Saturday’s match, Pandya said that obviously we want to give youngsters opportunities. But we want to present the best XI. In such a situation, we can deliver some debut caps. He said we have to play every game like it’s a World Cup final. So it doesn’t matter what team we’re on.
Pandya said that the culture established by captain Rohit Sharma and coach Rahul Dravid, we will carry forward. We have good bench strength, we have teams for different formats. In such a situation, players can have many opportunities. Regarding his injury, Hardik said that now I have gotten into a rhythm. The team will get the benefit of this. I will do my best to do well as captain.
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- Hardik Pandya (captain), Bhuvneshwar Kumar (vice-captain), Ishan Kishan, Rituraj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav, Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Dinesh Karthik (week), Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, R Bishnoi, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik.
- Andrew Balbirnie (Captain), Mark Adair, Curtis Camper, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Stephen Doheny, Josh Little, Andrew McBrine, Barry McCarthy, Conor Olfert, Paul Stirling, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Craig Young.
- 1st T20: (June 26, 2022)
- 2nd T20: (June 28, 2022)
- Timings: Starting at 9 pm (India time)
- Venue: Malahide Cricket Club Ground
