India will tour Ireland for a two-match T20I series at Belfast, scheduled on June 26 and June 28, 2026. Shreyas Iyer has been appointed as the new T20I skipper of the Indian side, succeeding Suryakumar Yadav.

Suryakumar Yadav’s reign as India T20I captain ends with the successful T20 World Cup title defence at home soil in March, with Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer succeeding ‘SKY’ in the role going forward.

Shreyas Iyer has been named as the new captain of the India T20I team with Tilak Varma being his vice-captain. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi gets his India call-up for the Ireland and England tour. Jasprit Bumrah is included for the Asian Games squad.

Fifteen-year-old batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi receives his first international call-up by making the India T20 squad to tour England and Ireland.

Hardik Pandya India T20 Exclusion: Just a couple of months ago, Hardik Pandya was celebrating his second consecutive ICC T20 World Cup victory with India. Today, he has been excluded from the nation's shortest format squads.

Led by Harmanpreet Kaur, Team India aims for its first Women’s T20 World Cup title, backed by a strong batting lineup, recent adaptation to English conditions, tactical squad depth, and a lethal spin attack to challenge any opposition.

Women's T20 World Cup 2026: Smriti Mandhana has been well below her best in T20Is this year, and after another disappointing series against England, India will be eager for their star batter to rediscover her form and rhythm at the earliest.

Suryakumar Yadav, who was appointed as India's T20I captain in July 2024, is reportedly set to lose his captaincy just months after leading the Men in Blue to their third T20 World Cup title. BCCI is expected to announce SKY's replacement later this month, when the white-ball squad for the UK tour will be announced.