India squad announcement: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s big break arrives as Shreyas Iyer takes charge

India squad announcement: India have named Shreyas Iyer as captain and Tilav Varma as vice captain for the Ireland and England T20Is, marking a clear shift from the previous Suryakumar Yadav-led setup.

The squad rewards IPL 2026 performers like Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, while also bringing in Nitish Reddy, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Siraj and Prince Yadav. The Asian Games squad keeps the same core, but Jasprit Bumrah comes in that one, while Moahmmed Siraj and Prince Yadav go out.

India squad announcement: Rajat Patidar remains one of the notable names to miss out, despite a strong IPL 2026 in which he led RCB to the title and strengthened his case as a middle-order option. India have rewarded Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's breakout season, but selection was not a simple IPL leaderboard call. Patidar, Rinku Singh and others remain outside the squad.

India squad announcement: India have retained almost the same core for the Ireland-England series and the Asian Games. The main change is in the pace group. Mohammed Siraj and Prince Yadav are part of the Ireland-England squad, while Jasprit Bumrah comes in for the Asian Games. Shreyas Iyer remains captain with Tilak Varma as vice-captain.

India squad announcement: India have made a big reset from their last T20I squad, with Shreyas Iyer replacing Suryakumar Yadav as captain and Tilak Varma named as vice-captain. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Nitish Reddy, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Siraj and Prince Yadav comes in, while SKY, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav miss out.

India squad announcement: Suryakumar's reign as India captain has been historic. He led the Men in Blue in 52 matches, won 42 of them. Under him India never lost a bilateral series and also won the T20 World Cup and Asia Cup.

India squad announcement: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, at 15 years old, becomes the youngest player to be selected for the India squad. The previous record belonged to Sachin Tendulkar, who was selected for India at 16 in 1989. So, Sooryavanshi has already broken a record that stood the test of time for 36 long years.

India squad announcement: Virat Kohli has been ruled out of the ODI series against Afghanistan because of a hamstring injury picked up during the IPL 2026 final. As said by Ajit Agarkar, Yashasvi Jaiswal will replace him for the series.

India squad announcement: Ajit Agarkar also spoke about Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav being dropped from the squad. He pointed out that Pandya is still part of the ODI setup, and, as far as Suryakumar Yadav is concerned, a lot depends on his form as a batter and also on how they want to move forward.

India squad announcement: On giving Vaibhav Sooryavanshi the chance, Ajit Agarkar has said, there are no words to describe his performances. Even under pressure, his destructive batting has impressed them.

India squad announcement: Regarding the captaincy change in T20Is, Agarkar said the selectors have noted Shreyas Iyer's performance as a skipper across different franchises in the IPL. They felt that the decision to axe Suryakumar Yadav was hard, but it was the right one.

India squad announcement: If Vaibhav Sooryavanshi makes his India debut in either the England or Ireland tour, he will become the youngest Indian male cricketer to play international cricket. Born on March 27, 2011, Vaibhav is still only 15. Sachin Tendulkar made his India debut at 16 years and 205 days, while Washington Sundar is India's youngest men's T20I debutant at 18 years and 80 days.

India squad announcement: Dhruv Jurel will be leading India A in the multi-day games in Sri Lanka.

India squad announcement: On Prince Yadav's selection, Ajit Agarkar has said that his peformances in domestic circuit has been noticeable and he has shown the ability bowl effectively under pressure.

India squad announcement: BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia said that Hardik Pandya is already at the CoE in Bengaluru, and Rohit Sharma is expected to be there in the next few days. Fitness matters are subject to clearance from the Centre of Excellence.

India squad announcement: Ajit Agarkar added that the main aim for Hardik Pandya is to keep himself fit for the ODI World Cup 2027, just like Jasprit Bumrah.

India squad announcement: Ajit Agarkar has updated that Yashasvi Jaiswal will replace Virat Kohli for the Afghanistan ODI series.

India squad announcement: Suryakumar Yadav has not only lost his captaincy, but he has been axed from the team as well.

India squad announcement: Shreyas Iyer - captain, Tilak Varma - vice captain, Ravi Bishnoi, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Jasprit Bumrah, Sanju Samson, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Ishan Kishan, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Shivam Dube, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi

India squad announcement: Shreyas Iyer - captain, Tilak Varma - vice captain, Ravi Bishnoi, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mohammed Siraj, Sanju Samson, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Ishan Kishan, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Shivam Dube, Varun Chakaravarthy, Prince Yadav, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi

India squad announcement: Shreyas Iyer -captain, Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Shivam Dube, Tilak Varma - vice captain, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Prince Yadav, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Siraj, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi

India squad announcement: The meeting of the selection committee is over. We expect the updates to come soon.

India squad announcement: Tilak Varma's reported rise to vice-captaincy would be a clear succession call. He is 23, already owns a serious T20I weight, and gives India a left-hand middle-order anchor for the next cycle. Reports say Shreyas Iyer is set to captain, with Tilak as deputy, suggesting India may be building a young leadership layer beneath the new captain.

India squad announcement: Bhuvneshwar Kumar has forced himself back into selection chatter through performance. He finished IPL 2026 with 28 wickets, only one behind Purple Cap winner Kagiso Rabada, and played a major role in RCB's title defence. The question for selectors is sharp: reward the best available skill-set now, or avoid a 36-year-old pick when India are building for the next T20 cycle?

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India squad announcement: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's selection would most likely squeeze the extra opener or reserve wicketkeeper-batter slot. India already have Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson in the top-order mix, so the sharper question is whether selectors carry Ishan Kishan again or gamble on Vaibhav's powerplay destruction after his breakout IPL season.