Team India chief selector Chetan Sharma to accompany Hardik Pandya and Co to Ireland for 2 T20Is

IND vs IRE | After the five-match T20I series against South Africa, Team India will tour Ireland for a two-match T20I series. On this tour, Hardik Pandya will be the captain of the team while Bhuvneshwar Kumar will take over the responsibility of the vice-captain. Chief selector Chetan Sharma will also go to Ireland with the Indian team. Chetan will be present in Ireland during the series. In the past also selectors have often accompanied the team on home series and overseas tours. Selector Sunil Joshi is currently with the national team in the ongoing series against South Africa. India is scheduled to play two T20 Internationals on 26 and 28 June on the Ireland tour.

According to the report of The Times of India, Chetan Sharma will also go on a tour of Ireland with Team India for the two-match T20 series. The selection committee has selected all the players who are currently part of the South Africa series for the tour of Ireland. Only Rahul Tripathi joins the team as a new face. At the same time, Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer have not been included in the team as they will be traveling to England along with head coach Rahul Dravid and other members of the coaching staff.

VVS Laxman will take over as the caretaker head coach in Dravid's absence. He heads the National Cricket Academy. He worked with IPL franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad from 2013 to 2021. India has to play both the matches of the T20 series on the Ireland tour in Dublin itself. The last time the Indian team toured Ireland, they won the two-match series 2-0.