Bumrah to lead India in Ireland T20Is; Prasidh returns as pace unit gets a boost

Giving a fillip to India’s pace bowling unit ahead of the ICC World Cup 2023, Jasprit Bumrah on Monday marked his return to the team as the captain for the T20I series against Ireland.

Giving a fillip to India's pace bowling unit ahead of the ICC World Cup 2023, Jasprit Bumrah on Monday marked his return to the team as the captain for the T20I series against Ireland.

India will play three T20Is against Ireland on August 18, 20 and 23 at Malahide, Dublin.

Bumrah, who had undergone surgery for a lower back stress fracture earlier this year, was going through a rehabilitation process at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru.

The pace spearhead's last appearance for India was last September during a home T20I series against Australia.

There were deliberations about Bumrah's readiness to handle the twin responsibility of leader of pace attack and the team.

But PTI has learned that the 29-year-old was eager to don the dual role during the Ireland trip. Bumrah has the experience of leading the side as he had led India against England in the Birmingham Test last year.

In a further boost to India's pace inventory, Karnataka right-arm quick Prasidh Krishna too was included in the squad to tour Ireland.