India tour of Ireland 2022: Squad, full list of coach and support staff for the 2-match T20I series

The
games
are
scheduled
to
be
played
on
June
26
and
June
28
in
Malahide.
The
short
tour
coincides
with
the
tour
of
England
where
India
are
supposed
the
rescheduled
fifth
Test
against
England
from
July
1.
India
lead
the
series
2-1.

List
of
coach
and
support
staff
for
the
Ireland
series:

National
Cricket
Academy
(NCA)
chief
Laxman
will
be
performing
the
head
coach’s
duty
in
Ireland.
It
is
something
similar
to
what
Rahul
Dravid
did
last
year
in
July
for
Team
India’s
limited-overs
series
in
Sri
Lanka.

As
per
a
PTI
report,
the
NCA
coaches
Sitanshu
Kotak,
Sairaj
Bahutule
and
Munish
Bali
will
be
part
of
the
team’s
support
staff.

Batting
coach:

Kotak,
who
has
been
part
of
India
A
set-up
earlier,
will
be
the
batting
coach.

Bowling
and
fielding
coach:

Bali
and
Bahutule,
who
were
part
of
the
victorious
U-19
World
Cup
campaign
in
the
Caribbean
earlier
this
year,
have
been
handed
the
fielding
and
bowling
duties.

Trio
has
joined
Team
India
already

With
head
coach
Rahul
Dravid
and
the
other
senior
team
support
staff
set
to
depart
for
England
with
the
Test
squad
later
this
week,
the
trio
of
Bali,
Kotak
and
Bahutule
has
already
joined
the
squad
currently
playing
South
Africa
at
home.

“After
the
senior
support
staff
departs
for
the
England
tour,
Bali,
Bahutule
and
Kotak
will
take
over
the
duties
for
the
remaining
T20
against
South
Africa
in
Rajkot
and
Bengaluru.

“They
have
already
been
with
the
limited-overs
squad
for
a
while
and
by
the
time
the
senior
support
staff
leaves
for
England,
they
will
be
ready
for
the
task,”
a
BCCI
official
told
PTI.

India
Squad
for
Ireland:

The
squad
for
the
Ireland
series
is
yet
to
be
announced.
But
there
will
be
several
new
faces
in
the
side
as
a
few
players
who
are
part
of
the
squad
for
the
T20I
series
against
South
Africa
will
be
joining
the
Test
regulars
for
England
tour.

With
Rohit
Sharma,
KL
Rahul
and
Rishabh
Pant
set
to
leave
for
England
tour
the
selectors
will
have
to
appoint
a
new
captain
for
the
Ireland
series
as
well.
Hardik
Pandya
–
who
is
currently
the
vice-captain
in
the
ongoing
series
against
South
Africa
–
is
likely
to
lead
Team
India
in
the
Rajkot
and
Bengaluru
T20Is.
The
all-rounder
–
who
is
playing
white-ball
format
–
might
also
be
appointed
the
captain
for
the
Ireland
tour.

Before
the
Test
series
against
England,
India
will
play
a
four-day
warm-up
against
Leicestershire
from
Jun
24-27.
A
full-strength
squad
is
will
be
fielded
for
the
white-ball
leg
of
the
England
tour
comprising
three
T20s
and
as
many
ODIs
from
July
7.