Cricket: A big and important change has been made in the Indian team announced for the T20 series against Ireland and England. Right-arm fast bowler Prasidh Krishna has been included in the Indian team for both the T20 series in place of Mohammed Siraj.
After talks between the BCCI medical team and the team management, Siraj has been advised rest as part of workload management. The decision has been taken as a precaution to ensure full recovery ahead of a long international season. In place of Siraj, now Prasidh Krishna will go with the team on Ireland and England tour.
Mohammad Siraj given rest
Mohammad Siraj was a part of ODI World Cup 2026 and T20 World Cup 2026. He was also a part of the one-off Test against Afghanistan, but has been rested for the ODI series against Afghanistan. BCCI wants to keep Siraj fully fit for the upcoming ODI and Test series and perhaps that is why it has decided to keep him out of the Ireland and England series. Siraj has taken 17 wickets in 17 T20 matches.
Got a chance based on excellent performance in IPL 2026
Prasidh Krishna has taken 8 wickets in 5 T20 matches for the Indian team. His performance while playing for Gujarat Titans (GT) in IPL 2026 was excellent and he took 16 wickets in 12 matches.
Mixture of young and experienced players in the new T20 team
2 T20 matches are to be played in Ireland while 5 T20 matches are to be played in England. India’s updated squad for Ireland and England T20 series: Shreyas Iyer (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Shivam Dubey, Tilak Verma (vice-captain), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakraborty, Ravi Bishnoi, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Prasidh Krishna.