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Reflexes
- India team to play undecided XI on tour of Ireland
- VVS Laxman trainer can extend Dravid’s plan
- Suryakumar will almost certainly play, Samson may have a chance
The Indian team’s tour of Ireland begins on Sunday 26 June. After the T20 series against South Africa, many changed faces will be seen in the Indian team on this tour. Who will get a place in the first match of T20 is not decided at the moment, but looking at the list prepared for the players and the plan above, it can be guessed that the Indian plays XI.
Suryakumar and Sanju Samson will almost certainly play
Batsmen Suryakumar Yadav and Sanju Samson, who have been brilliant all over the field, may return in place of Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant in the Indian team’s playing XI for the two-match T20 International series. Head coach Rahul Dravid is currently in Leicester with the test squad, so the head of the National Cricket Academy (NCA), VVS Laxman, will take over as coach of the Indian team in this series. In such a situation, in this series, he can be seen carrying out the plan drawn up by Dravid. Iyer and Pant are in England with the Test team, so Suryakumar and Sanju Samson could be in the XI against Ireland. Samson has been on and off the team several times in the past, so this could be one of the last opportunities for him. In such a situation, they will go to great lengths to prove themselves. Since Suriya has been a regular player for India’s T20 International team for the past year, it is imperative that he return to his regular spot.
Case 50-50 for Rituraj Gaikwad
Rituraj Gaikwad’s performance in the series against South Africa was below average, but coach Dravid’s planning makes it clear that he never looks for too many options. In such a situation, this first game can probably have chances against the smaller team in Ireland.
Ishan Kishan’s place fixed
Ishan Kishan has cemented his place in the team as a backup starter and will continue in this role as well. He will also be seen opening the innings with captain Rohit Sharma in the T20I series against England.
Pandya and Kartik took their respective places.
Hardik Pandya had batted at number five in the last series and is expected to continue at number five. On the other hand, Dinesh Karthik will be seen batting at number six after him.
Umran, Arshdeep’s place is undecided
Coach Dravid did not include Umran Malik and Arshdeep Singh in the playing XI in the last series. In such a situation, it is difficult to say whether Laxman will try Umran and Arshdeep Singh. However, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Avesh Khan are likely to play. Yuzvendra Chahal will surely play as a spinner where Axar Patel can be seen playing alongside him.