Nitish Kumar Reddy not participating in T20Is against Ireland; unlikely for England series too |: Cricket News:

NEW DELHI: India all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy has been ruled out of the two-match T20I series against Ireland starting June 26 in Belfast. It is learned that Reddy’s quadriceps injury, which kept him out of the 2nd ODI against Afghanistan in Lucknow, has flared up and needs attention before he can return to the field. The exact timeline for his return is unknown at this stage.Reddy was also selected for the ODIs and T20Is against England; it remains to be seen if the injury rules him out of that series as well. As it stands, he will not be traveling with the Irish team.The Indian team will leave in batches for the Ireland series. A batch, containing Sanju Samson, Axar Patel, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Abhishek Sharma, Morne Morkel and T Dilip, left today from Chennai while some players are scheduled to leave tomorrow from Mumbai.When the selectors named a replacement for Reddy, Suryansh Shedge took the lead because of his impressive recent outings for India A in Sri Lanka.Reddy was also selected for the ODIs and T20Is against England; there is a very high possibility that he will feature in that series. For now, he will not travel with the team to Ireland.The 23-year-old has played 10 Tests, 6 ODIs and 4 T20Is for India so far. During the Afghanistan series, he played two ODIs while missing the second game in Lucknow.India’s updated squad for Ireland T20Is. Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (WK), Ishan Kishan (WK), Shivam Dube, Tilak Varma (Vice-Captain), Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Prasidh Krishna.Ireland vs India T20I series schedule.First T20I: June 26, 2026, Belfast, 1.30pm Second T20I: June 28, 2026, Belfast, 1.30pm* All times are local time