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New captain, teen sensation named in India's T20I squad

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Shreyas Iyer has been unveiled as India's new T20I captain for the upcoming tour of England and Ireland followed by Asian Games 2026.

The BCCI announced the squad for all the upcoming assignments on Saturday, June 6. A major highlight in the squad also features the teen batting sensation, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who has received his maiden call-up to the India squad.

India squads

England Series: Shreyas Iyer (c), Tilak Varma, 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

Ireland series: Shreyas Iyer (c), Tilak Varma, 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

Asian Games: Shreyas Iyer (c), Tilak Varma, 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

Suryakumar Yadav, who captained India in their triumphant ICC Men's T20 World Cup campaign earlier this year, hasn't found a place in the squads for the upcoming assignments. 

Top-order batter Tilak Varma has been named as Iyer's chief deputy. Another addition to the squad is that of Prince Yadav, who was recently named in India's ODI squad for the Afghanistan series at home. 

Yadav has been included in India's squad for both the Ireland and the England tours. 

On the other hand, star pacer Jasprit Bumrah, who will be missing the Ireland and England series, will feature at the squad for the Asian Games.

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