Shreyas Iyer Appointed T20I Captain; Suryakumar Yadav Dropped for Upcoming Tours
Shreyas Iyer is new T20I captain; Suryakumar Yadav dropped for ENG tour
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The BCCI has appointed Shreyas Iyer as the new captain for India's T20I team for the 2026 tours of England and Ireland, while Suryakumar Yadav, the 2026 T20 World Cup-winning captain, has been dropped from the squad.
- 01Shreyas Iyer is named captain, with Tilak Varma as vice-captain for the T20I tours.
- 02Suryakumar Yadav, the previous T20 World Cup-winning captain, is not included in the squad.
- 03Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, IPL 2026's highest run-scorer, earns his first call-up to the national team.
- 04Jasprit Bumrah has been rested for these tours, while Rinku Singh and Kuldeep Yadav are also absent from the squad.
- 05India will play two T20Is against Ireland and five against England in June 2026.
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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the T20I squads for the upcoming tours of England and Ireland in 2026, appointing Shreyas Iyer as captain and Tilak Varma as vice-captain. Notably, Suryakumar Yadav, who led India to victory in the T20 World Cup, has been dropped from the squad. Young talent Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who topped the IPL 2026 with 776 runs, has received his first national call-up. The squad features a strong batting lineup, including Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, and Ishan Kishan, while Jasprit Bumrah has been rested. The team will face Ireland in two T20Is on June 26 and 28, followed by five matches against England from July 1 to 11.
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The new squad selection may influence the performance and strategies of the Indian cricket team in upcoming international matches.
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