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The Board of Control for Cricket in India announces the team for the upcoming ODIs against Ireland and England. Due to injury, spinner Varun Chakravarthy has been ruled out of the T20I series against Ireland, as the BCCI informs in their official announcement of Sunday, June 21, the day after the third of the three-match ODI series against Afghanistan.
Team India will travel to Ireland with three spinners- Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, and Ravi Bishnoi. In the official announcement, the board has informed that due to a foot injury, Varun Chakravarthy has not been selected for the T20Is against Ireland.
Varun Chakravarthy is still recovering from the injury
It is also informed that the experienced spinner is on the brink of concluding his ongoing rehab session at the Center of Excellence (CoE). “Varun Chakravarthy is in the final stages of his rehab at the BCCI COE following his left foot injury sustained in the TATA IPL 2026. He is ruled out of the T20I series against Ireland,” BCCI informed.
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𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗘: Varun Chakaravarthy has been ruled out of the Ireland T20I Series as he continues his rehab at the BCCI COE.
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Varun picked up the injury during IPL 2026
Varun Chakravarthy picked up the injury during the Indian Premier League 2026 (IPL 2026) season with the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). He bowled a few deliveries with an injury.
During the season, it was reported that the veteran spinner injured his foot and had a hairline fracture. During a match against the Delhi Capitals, Varun was visibly in pain and somehow finished his bowling quota. Questions were raised against the franchise as they had risked the bowler's fitness despite knowing about the injury.
India's T20I squad for the T20Is against Ireland:
Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (WK), Ishan Kishan (WK), Shivam Dube, Tilak Varma (Vice-Captain), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Prasidh Krishna.
Yashasvi Jaiswal has been dropped from the ODIs
The squad for the ODI series was also announced on Sunday, with Shubman Gill leading the side as the captain. Senior players like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Jasprit Bumrah are named in the team. Virat Kohli's participation in the series is subject to his fitness.
The star batter has a hamstring injury during the IPL 2026 season during the final match with the Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Due to the injury, he missed the entire India vs Afghanistan ODI series. Harshit Rana will mark his return after a long injury lay-off in the ODIs through the series.
Gurnoor Brar, who made his India debut against Afghanistan, has also been selected for the England series. However, Yashasvi Jaiswal, who scored a match-winning century in the third ODI against Afghanistan in Chennai, has been dropped from the side.
