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Ireland T20Is: Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson set to be in playing XI

Suryakumar Yadav and Sanju Samson will be returning to the India playing XI in place of Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant in the two-match T20I series against Ireland starting Sunday. While chief coach Rahul Dravid is in Leicester with the Test squad, National Cricket Academy (NCA) head VVS Laxman, who is in charge of the T20I side for this particular series, is expected to follow the template set by 'The Wall'. With Iyer and Pant in the Test team, Surya, who is making a comeback from a wrist injury, and Samson, who is looking to make use of what could be his last chance to prove his worth, will be sure-shot starters.

Middlesbrough complete Darragh Lenihan signing as centre-back signs a long-term deal at the club

Middlesbrough have completed the signing of Darragh Lenihan on a free transfer, with the defender signing a long-term contract with the club. The Republic of Ireland international completes his move to Teesside after turning down a new deal at Blackburn this summer.

“I understand the logic behind this one” – Burnley pondering Anderlecht reunion for Vincent Kompany: The verdict

The Anderlecht midfielder played under Clarets’ boss Vincent Kompany in Belgium and was an important member of the 36-year old’s team.

India vs the world: The biggest power hitters in T20I cricket currently

The batters with high strike rates are the ones who give their teams the much needed push to take the total from competitive ones to match-winning ones. The openers and the finishers in the team are expected to have high strike rates in their career. They are the batting x-factors of their teams -- giving a flying start in the Powerplay overs, and leading the final assaults in the death overs. World No. 1 India boast of many power-hitters in their ranks, like Suryakumar Yadav, Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, KL Rahul among others. So, how much have these power hitters contributed to the team's good run in the recent past? India have won 11 of the 14 matches the team has played, which includes one no result, since the T20 World Cup in 2021. As India look to build a perfect team for the upcoming T20 World Cup in Australia and head into a two match T20I series vs Ireland next, TimesofIndia.com here looks at the performances of India's big hitters via their strike rates in T20I cricket and compares them with the power hitters of the other top international teams. The following list is of active players only, with a minimum of 300 runs scored in T20Is in descending order.INDIASuryakumar Yadav (Career T20I SR: 165.56)One batter who made an immediate impact for India in T20I cricket since making his debut in March last year is Suryakumar Yadav. The right-hander has an eye-popping record in T20Is during his short stint so far. The middle-order batter played 14 games and scored 351 runs @39.00, while hammering those runs at a strike rate of 165.56. He even smacked 20 sixes in 12 innings.