Bumrah to lead India in T20I series against Ireland

Jasprit Bumrah
Jasprit Bumrah has missed the competitive cricket since last September. File photo: IANS

New Delhi: Star pacer Jasprit Bumrah returned from a long injury lay off and will lead the Indian team in the three-match T20I series against Ireland in Dublin.

The three-match series is scheduled to be held from August 18 to 23. Sanju Samson is part of the squad that has Ruturaj Gaikwad as the vice-captain.

Bumrah, who underwent a surgery in New Zealand for a back injury, has been undergoing rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy for a while now, and the pace spearhead had recently bowled his full quota of 10 overs against visiting Mumbai side here at the Alur grounds.

The selectors have also included Karnataka pacer Prasidh Krishna in the squad.

The right-arm quick last played for India in a T20I against Australia in September last year before undergoing a surgery for stress fracture.

India squad for T20I series against Ireland: Jasprit Bumrah (Captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson (wk), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Ravi Bishnoi, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan.

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