The most unwanted record associated with the name of Shreyas Iyer, he became the second Indian to lose the first two matches of T20I captaincy.

Lucknow: The captaincy debut for the Indian team in T20 International cricket did not live up to expectations for Shreyas Iyer. India suffered consecutive defeats in the two-match T20 series against Ireland, leaving Iyer with a record that no captain would want at the start of his career.

Ireland won the series 2-0

Shreyas Iyer, who took over the captaincy of the T20 International team for the first time on the Ireland tour in June 2026, could not lead his team to victory. In the first match played in Belfast on 26 June, India lost by 34 runs. After this, in the second T20 match played on June 28, Ireland registered a thrilling victory by one run and won the series 2-0.

Second Indian captain to lose both the opening matches

After two consecutive defeats, 31-year-old Shreyas Iyer has become the second Indian captain to have lost his first two matches of T20 International captaincy. Earlier, during the home T20 series against South Africa in June 2022, Rishabh Pant had also lost the first two matches of his captaincy.

The bat did not move even while batting.

Along with captaincy, Shreyas Iyer could not make an impact in batting also. In the first T20 match, he scored three runs in seven balls, while in the second match, batting at number four, he could only score 10 runs in seven balls.

The defeat was historic for India in many ways.

The defeat of this series left many records for the Indian team. Under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer, India lost to Ireland for the first time in international cricket. Along with this, Team India also lost the T20 International series against Ireland for the first time. At the same time, India’s streak of winning 16 consecutive T20 series also ended with this defeat.

Now the challenge of returning to England tour

The Indian team will now prepare for the tour of England, where a series of five T20 Internationals and three ODIs will be played between the two countries. The captaincy of the T20 team will once again be with Shreyas Iyer, while the ODI team will be led by Shubman Gill. Iyer will try to break the losing streak in the T20 series starting from July 1.

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