Jasprit Bumrah back from injury to lead India in T20 series against Ireland
India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah (29) will return from a lengthy injury absence to lead the side against Ireland in the Twenty20 series next month, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said on Monday.[/p]
The right-arm seamer has not played international cricket since last September and underwent rehabilitation following back surgery in March.
Bumrah also missed last year's T20 World Cup in Australia and the Indian Premier League.
India will face Ireland in three T20s, starting on August 18.
Squad
Jasprit Bumrah (C), Ruturaj Gaikwad (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson (wk), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Ravi Bishnoi, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan.
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