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It was a huge relief for Indian fans as Rohit Sharma went on to hit the nets to practise after recovering from COVID-19. The Indian skipper was supposed to play the fifth and final rescheduled Test match at the Edgbaston cricket stadium in Birmingham starting July 1 but could not do so after being diagnosed with COVID-19.
The BCCI on Thursday announced Team India's squads for the white-ball series against England to be played after the rescheduled fifth Test. India and England will play three T20Is, followed by as many ODIs, from July 7 to 17. After being ruled out of the rescheduled fifth Test, skipper Rohit Sharma will make his return for the white-ball games, according to a BCCI release. Rohit Sharma had tested positive for COVID-19 during India's tour game against Leicestershire. Meanwhile, young pacer Arshdeep Singh also received his maiden ODI call-up. Arshdeep was part of India's squad for the two-match T20I series against Ireland, but failed to find a place in the playing XI in both games.
IND vs IRE, 1st T20I Live Updates: India face Ireland in the first T20I of the two-match series at the Malahide Cricket Club in Dublin. Hardik Pandya will lead India for the first time during the two-match series, and it will be interesting to see how the playing XI will look like. Young pacer Umran Malik received his maiden cap from vice-captain Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and will make his debut. As per AccuWeather, the cloud cover is expected to remain for the entire duration of the game. At 4:30 PM Ireland Time (9 PM IST) 97 per cent cloud cover is expected to be there with 1 mm of rainfall expected from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm IST. The hosts are being led by Andrew Balbirnie, however the main focus would be on Paul Stirling as he has the knack of changing the game. India and Ireland have met three time in T20Is, previously with the former winning all three by hefty margins. (LIVE SCORECARD)
Ireland in the 2-match T20I series starting Sunday. It will be the first time Hardik will be captaining India.
India vs South Africa, 5th T20I Live Updates: High on confidence, Team India seek their first T20I series win over South Africa at home on Sunday. The series is currently levelled at 2-2 and both the sides face each other in the decider match at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. The stage is set for another exciting encounter between the two sides, but the rain might play spoil sport as the current forecast suggest that there might be some showers and thunderstorm later in the day. While India will be high on confidence with their two consecutive wins in the series recently, the guests will also be eager to bounce back and win the final encounter. Injuries have disturbed the balance of the South African team, while the Indian side have shown trust on their players and have not tinkered with their playing XI so far. David Miller is all set to play his 100th T20I for South Africa (LIVE SCORECARD)
Hardik Pandya was deservingly named skipper of the Indian team for the two-match T20 International series against Ireland in Dublin on June 26 and 28. The only new face in the side is Maharashtra right-hand batter Rahul Tripathi, who was rewarded for his stellar batting during this edition of IPL where he scored more than 400 runs for Sunrisers Hyderabad.
The BCCI on Wednesday announced Team India's squad for the upcoming two-match T20I series against Ireland, starting June 26th in June. Hardik Pandya will lead the Indian team, while Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been named vice-captain. Rahul Tripathi has also found a place in the squad. Hardik will lead India for the first time, and this comes after he led Gujarat Titans to the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 title in their debut season. He is currently a part of the team for the ongoing five-match T20I series against South Africa.
The players responded well and carved out a comfortable 48-run win at the Dr YSR ACA-VDCA stadium, here on Tuesday night. The return to form of opener Ruturaj Gaikwad and the bowlers getting back their wicket-taking ability augurs well for the hosts as they head to Rajkot for the fourth game. Scorecard | As it happenedSouth Africa, chasing 180 for a series win, failed to get the start that they wanted as the Indian spinners did the early damage. The surface here is known to aid spinners in the second innings and skipper Pant brought in left-arm spinner Axar Patel in the fourth over itself. Patel didn't disappoint as he got rid of South Africa captain Temba Bavuma (8). Harshal Patel, who was struck for a four by Dwaine Pretorius and a six by Reeza Hendricks, had the last laugh as he dismissed Hendricks (23) to leave the visitors 38 for two. Leggie Yuzvendra Chahal then made it 40 for three as he had Rassie van der Dussen caught behind for 1.