IND vs IRE: Team India is all geared up to travel to the Republic of Ireland for a three-match T20 International series. The enthralling India-Ireland T20I series will be played in a brief 6-day window and is officially scheduled to get underway on August 18.
Owing to the planned absence of senior players, stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah will be leading the Indian team in Ireland. It will be Bumrah’s comeback series following a long injury break. Moreover, young Ruturaj Gaikwad has been named as India’s vice-captain for the exact series.
IND vs IRE T20I Series Schedule:
1st T20I – August 18 (Friday) – The Village, Dublin
2nd T20I – August 20 (Sunday) – The Village, Dublin
3rd T20I – August 23 (Wednesday) – The Village, Dublin
* All three fixtures of the series will formally commence at 7:30 PM Indian Time.
IND vs IRE T20I Series Squads:
India’s Squad (15 members): Jasprit Bumrah (C), Ruturaj Gaikwad (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson, Jitesh Sharma, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Ravi Bishnoi, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan
Ireland’s Squad (15 members): Paul Stirling (C), Harry Tector (VC), Andrew Balbirnie, Mark Adair, Ross Adair, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Fionn Hand, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, Lorcan Tucker, Theo van Woerkom, Ben White, Craig Young
Where to watch India vs Ireland
A renowned media company Viacom18 has officially secured the broadcasting rights for the approaching India vs Ireland T20I series. Viacom 18 will telecast all three series fixtures on a television channel named ‘Sports18’ for TV viewers in the Indian subcontinent.
Moreover, Viacom18 has assigned the streaming duties of the series to a famous Indian OTT platform named ‘JioCinema’. People in India can watch the India-Ireland series online on ‘JioCinema’ flawlessly, absolutely free of any charge.
Here’s what Ireland’s chief selector Andrew White said:
“We currently have around 15 T20 Internationals scheduled between now and the World Cup (2024), so it is important that we use each of these to continue to build on areas that the coaching team has identified.”
“Giving opportunities to players also filters down the series themselves, so I would expect that all of the 15 players named in the India series squad will feature at some point,”