Dublin: Indian cricket will arrive at the Malahide crease in Dublin tomorrow to face the Irish team, which is emerging as one of the strongest in the world of cricket. Ireland’s team is no longer a baby in world cricket. Therefore, the Indian team is not taking Ireland lightly.
The Indian team arrived in Dublin yesterday to begin practise for the ‘test of luck’ in Dublin, but unfortunately, the weather may play a role in all three games as rain is forecast.
On Friday, the Met Office forecasted a 90% chance of rain. At first glance, this game may not seem so bright. To make matters worse, the humidity will exceed 93 percent.
Anyway, thousands of Indians in Ireland are excited.
Since yesterday, hundreds of people from all over the world have been seen camping in Dublin hotels, hoping to catch the game live in the final week of the summer. Schools and colleges in Ireland will reopen next week after the holidays, so Indians, including children, have used their vacation time to support India’s Blue Army. Many people buy tickets months in advance and are waiting.
The team that arrived in Dublin yesterday has started training. Even the fans came to welcome and congratulate the team members that arrived in Dublin yesterday.
India’s three-match series
After the shock in the T20 series with the West Indies, India is fielding an experimental team in this series when Team India is gearing up for another T20 series. The Indian team is missing captain Hardik Pandya, vice captain Suryakumar Yadav, Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan, and other key players.
Instead, India is a team that values young players and newcomers. Ahead of the Asia Cup, which is scheduled to begin at the end of this month, India rested all the senior players on the tour of Ireland. Therefore, if India wants to win the series against this experimental team, it will have to bring out its best game.
The Indian team is led by star pacer Jasprit Bumrah, who has returned to the field of competition after 11 months of recovery from injury. This is also the first time he has captained a white-ball series. This is also a very crucial T20 series for some of the Indian players. They are left with no other option but to quit to save their careers and keep their place on the team.
Let’s take a look at the Indian players whose Irish tour has become do-or-die. Ruturaj Gaekwad, India’s vice captain and opening batsman, is the first in the series. There is currently fierce competition for India’s opening position. Shubman Gill, Ishaan Kishan, and Yashaswi Jaiswal are all up for the lead role.
Ruturaj will have to put in a strong performance against Ireland if he wants to play in the opener. As Gill and Ishan are not part of this series, he has a place in the playing eleven. Ruturaj should make the most of this opportunity.
Prasidh Krishna, a young fast bowler, is the second player whose series with Ireland has ended decisively. Like Jasprit Bumrah, the T20 series with Ireland will also mark the return of Prasidh to the field after being sidelined for months due to injury. The series will also mark the star’s debut in this format.
Prasath has already appeared in ODIs but has yet to make his T20I debut. During the 2021–22 season, the pacer bowled in 14 One-Day Internationals for India. He took 25 wickets at a 5.32 economy rate from these. His best performance in his career was four wickets for 12 runs.
Currently, there are a handful of pacers like Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Josh Khan, Umran Malik, and others who are fighting for a place in the Indian team. Therefore, only if they show good bowling in the series with Ireland, Prasidh be able to keep ahead of them.
India squad for Ireland tour: Jasprit Bumrah (Capt), Ruturaj Gaikwad (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samosn (wk), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Ravi Bishnoi, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan.
Ireland squad for T20s vs India: Paul Stirling (Captain), Andrew Balbirnie, Ross Adair, Harry Tector, Gareth Delany, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Fionn Hand, Lorcan Tucker (WK), Mark Adair, Joshua Little, Barry McCarthy, Theo van Woerkom, Benjamin White, Craig Young.
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