Peter Chase

Ahead of the second ODI against England, Ireland have roped in pacer Peter Chase and spinner George Dockrell in their 14-man squad.

Ireland have named the 14-member squad led by Gary Wilson for the two T20 Internationals against India and one of the notable names is 31-year-old Punjab born off-spinner Simranjit 'Simi' Singh.

Ahead of their three-match ODI series, Ireland have added pacer Stuart Thompson to their training squad that will travel to England.

Cricket Ireland on Friday named a 21-man expanded squad that will travel to Southampton for a training camp ahead of the three-match ODI series against England starting later this month.

All-rounder Curtis Campher received his maiden international call up as Ireland announced a 14-man squad for the opening match of the three-ODI series against England starting at the Ageas Bowl on Thursday.

Comeback man KL Rahul was the lone Indian to feature in the top 10 batting list, even as Afghanistan's Hazratullah Zazai jumped 31 spots to be placed at career-best seventh position in the latest ICC T20I Players Rankings issued on Thursday. Formerly top-ranked Virat Kohli (up two places to 17th) and Mahendra Singh Dhoni (up seven places to 56th) have also gained.

India set themselves up nicely for the sterner tests ahead with a dominant performance as they outclassed Ireland by a whopping 76 runs in the opening T20 International, on Wednesday.

Experiment is the buzzword as India prepare to take on Ireland in the second and final T20 International, aiming to strike the perfect balance while ringing in the changes on Friday.

India vs Ireland in men's cricket - On paper it's anybody's guess who the favourite is. But T20 cricket is the most unpredictable and fickle format of the game. In the 3 match T20I series vs the Irish, the Men in Blue will be missing some of its biggest names. Jasprit Bumrah, who hasn't played competitive cricket since September 2022, will be making a comeback today. Bumrah in fact is the captain of the Indian team.

It's the dress rehearsal before the the actual test but India would do well not to let the guard down when they take on a lowly but effervescent Ireland in a two-match T20I series, starting Wednesday.

On the cusp of creating ICC World Cup history, a supremely confident India will aim to crush a gutsy Ireland in their penultimate group match of the event.