• Source:JND

India speedster Mohammed Siraj has been ruled out of the upcoming T20I series against England and Ireland, which is scheduled to start from June 26. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced Prasidh Krishna as his replacement for the series.

Notably, India are scheduled to play two matches against Ireland before playing a five-match T20I series against England which is scheduled to start from June 26.

Why Mohammed Siraj will miss the T20I series vs Ireland and England

BCCI mentioned that Siraj has been withdrawn from India's squads after discussions between the BCCI Medical Team and the Team Management. Siraj has been advised a period of rest as part of his workload management programme. The decision has been taken as a precautionary measure to ensure adequate recovery ahead of a long international season.

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India's schedule after UK Tour

After finishing the T20I series against Ireland and England, the Men in Blue will participate in men's cricket competition at the 2026 Asian Games, which will be played in the T20 format, running from September 24 to October 3. India will fight against Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Japan, Nepal, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Oman to defend their gold medal.

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Asian Games schedule

The marquee event will begin with the preliminary qualifying stage from September 24 to 26, before progressing to the quarter-finals on September 28 and 29. The semi-finals are scheduled for October 1, while both the bronze-medal playoff and the gold-medal final will take place on October 3.

India’s updated squad for Ireland and England T20Is

Shreyas Iyer (C), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (WK), Ishan Kishan (WK), Shivam Dube, Tilak Varma (VC), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Prasidh Krishna.


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