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The Board of Control for Cricket in India has announced the squad for the upcoming ODI matches against Ireland and England. Due to injury, spinner Varun Chakravarthy has been ruled out of the T20I series against Ireland, the BCCI said in its official announcement on Sunday, June 21, the third day of the three-match ODI series against Afghanistan.
Team India will go to Ireland with three spinners- Akshar Patel, Washington Sundar and Ravi Bishnoi. In the official announcement, the board has informed that Varun Chakraborty has not been selected for T20 against Ireland due to leg injury.
Varun Chakraborty is still recovering from injury
It is also reported that the veteran spinner is on the verge of concluding his ongoing rehabilitation session at the Center of Excellence (CoE). “Varun Chakraborty is in the final stages of his rehabilitation at the BCCI CoE following the left foot injury he sustained in the Tata IPL 2026. He has been ruled out of the T20 series against Ireland,” the BCCI said.
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𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗘: Varun Chakravarthy has been ruled out of the Ireland T20 series as he continues his rehabilitation at the BCCI CoE.
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Varun was injured during IPL 2026
Varun Chakravarthy suffered an injury during the Indian Premier League 2026 (IPL 2026) season against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). He bowled some balls despite the injury.
During the season, it was reported that the veteran spinner suffered a leg injury and a hairline fracture. Varun was seen in pain during the match against Delhi Capitals and somehow completed his bowling quota. Questions were raised against the franchise as they had put the bowler’s fitness at risk despite knowing about the injury.
India’s T20I squad for T20I against Ireland:
Shreyas Iyer (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Shivam Dubey, Tilak Verma (vice-captain), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Prasidh Krishna.
Yashasvi Jaiswal has been ruled out of ODI
The team for the ODI series was also announced on Sunday, with Shubman Gill as the captain of the team. The team has names of senior players like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah. Virat Kohli’s participation in the series depends on his fitness.
The star batsman suffered a hamstring injury during the final match with Royal Challengers Bangalore during the IPL 2026 season. Due to injury, he missed the entire India vs Afghanistan ODI series. Harshit Rana will return through the ODI series after a long injury.
Gurnoor Brar, who made his debut for India against Afghanistan, has also been selected for the England series. However, Yashasvi Jaiswal, who scored a match-winning century in the third ODI against Afghanistan in Chennai, has been dropped from the team.
