Veteran spinner Varun Chakraborty is set to miss the two-match T20I series against Ireland, which is set to begin on 26th June. The 34-year-old sustained an injury during the IPL 2026 season while playing for the Kolkata Knight Riders. His last game was against the Delhi Capitals, where he picked one wicket and also scored five runs with the bat.
BCCI were quick to put out a statement, which read “Chakravarthy is in the final stages of his rehab at the BCCI COE following his left foot injury sustained in the TATA IPL 2026. He is ruled out of the T20I series against Ireland.” Chennai based spinner was also part of the Indian side that won the T20 World Cup earlier this year.
Varun suffered an injury during the course of the IPL season and also missed a game. He played 11 games and picked 11 wickets with a best of 3/14 with an economy rate of 8 runs per over. Men in Blue are also set to play England in a five-match T20I series, and the fans will be hoping their star spinner can make it back to the side for the tour.
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Suryakumar Yadav was sacked as the skipper of the Indian T20I side due to his poor form with the bat. The 35-year-old also didn’t do well with the bat for the Mumbai Indians this year in the IPL.
Shreyas Iyer was named captain of the side that will tour Ireland and England as well as the Asian Games 2026 campaign. Squad also features young batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who scored an 11-ball fifty during the India A vs Sri Lanka A tri-series final on Sunday.
Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi and Axar Patel are expected to be the two leading spinners during the Ireland series. Arshdeep Singh will lead the pace department, and he will also be joined by Prince Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, and Harshit Rana.
Indian squad for the Ireland T20I series
Abhishek Sharma, Sanju SamsonShreyas Iyer (C), Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Shivam Dube, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar PatelWashington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav, Prasidh Krishna.
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