IND VS IRE: India Announce 17-Men Squad For T20I Series Against Ireland, Hardik Pandya Named Captain, Rahul Tripathi Earns Maiden Call-up

As reported earlier, Hardik Pandya has been announced as the captain of the side while Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been named as his deputy.

Rahul Tripathi has gotten his first India call-up after a successful IPL season for Sunrisers Hyderabad

Sanju Samson also returns to the squad after being ignored for the ongoing series against South Africa.

Sanju Samson also returns to the squad after being ignored for the ongoing series against South Africa.

Suryakumar Yadav has returned to the squad after being sidelined due to an injury against South Africa.

Arshdeep Singh and Umran Malik have retained their spots

Arshdeep Singh and Umran Malik have retained their spots

Venkatesh Iyer and Deepak Hooda too have retained their spots in the team.

Venkatesh Iyer and Deepak Hooda too have retained their spots in the team.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been named vice-captain

Hardik Pandya (C), Bhuvneshwar Kumar (vc), Ishan Kishan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav, Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, R Bishnoi, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik