IND Playing 11 for IND vs IRE Match 8, India Team News and Player Availability

India will take on Ireland in their opening game of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 on Wednesday. India looked good in both departments of batting and bowling during their warm-up game against Bangladesh. The Men in Blue will look to dominate the minnows while ironing out their flaws to bring perfection in their game before the bigger challenges arrive.

India Playing 11 Team News

India could open with Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. In such a case, Yashasvi Jaiswal could sit out from the playing 11.
The team management could prefer Axar Patel in the playing 11 to bolster the batting unit in the tough batting conditions. Hence, Yuzvendra Chahal could miss out on the spot.

IND Playing 11

Virat Kohli
Rohit Sharma (C)
Rishabh Pant (WK)
Suryakumar Yadav
Shivam Dube
Hardik Pandya
Ravindra Jadeja
Axar Patel
Kuldeep Yadav
Jasprit Bumrah
Arshdeep Singh

India Squad

Rohit Sharma (C), Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sanju Samson, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, and Shivam Dube

IND vs IRE Dream11 Prediction

Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Suryakumar Yadav will have to do the heavy lifting in the batting department for Team India. Hardik Pandya will link the middle order to the lower order and his bowling will also be vital for Men in Blue as he is likely to be the third pacer. Meanwhile, Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav will be the skipper’s main attacking bowlers.

Here are the best fantasy cricket picks for the match from India

Virat Kohli Stats in T20I Cricket

T20I Career	Performance against Ireland	Performance in USA	Last 5 Performances
4037 runs in 117 matches at a strike rate of 138.15	9 runs in 2 matches at a strike rate of 90.00	63 runs in 4 matches at a strike rate of 103.27	0, 29, 50, 26, 64*

Suryakumar Yadav Stats in T20I Cricket

T20I Career	Performance against Ireland	Performance in USA	Last 5 Performances
2141 runs in 60 matches at a strike rate of 171.55	15 runs in 2 matches at a strike rate of 250.00	85 runs in 3 matches at a strike rate of 144.06	100, 56, 5, 1, 39

Jasprit Bumrah Stats in T20I Cricket

T20I Career	Performance against Ireland	Performance in USA	Last 5 Performances
74 wickets in 62 matches at a strike rate of 17.90	6 wickets in 3 matches at a strike rate of 12.00	4 wickets in 2 matches at a strike rate of 12.00	2/15, 2/24, 0/50, 1/23, 2/10