Report – Shreyas Iyer to become India’s T20I skipper:Tilak likely vice-captain; BCCI to announce squads for Ireland, England tour on June 6

Shreyas Iyer is set to become India’s new T20 captain. According to news agency ANI, Suryakumar Yadav has been removed from captaincy. Meanwhile, batter Tilak Varma is likely to be made vice-captain. The Indian team for the Ireland and England tour will be announced on Saturday. 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who scored the most runs in IPL 2026, will also be included in the team. Iyer might also attend the Selection Committee meeting scheduled for June 6. Shreyas’ return to T20 team after two and a half years Shreyas played his last T20 match for India in December 2023 against Australia in Bengaluru. He was out of the team due to team combination. He was included as an injury replacement in the home series against New Zealand in January this year, but due to World Cup preparations, he did not get a chance in the playing XI. Now, after almost two and a half years, he is making a comeback to the national team. Iyer scored 498 runs in IPL this season Shreyas scored 498 runs for Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the recently concluded IPL 2026 at a strike rate of 168.81. He had also led Punjab Kings to the final in 2025, where he scored 604 runs. Before that, he had led Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to the title in 2024 and Delhi Capitals (DC) to the final in 2020. Opportunity for 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi from Bihar will be included in the Indian senior team for the first time. He will become the youngest player to be selected for the Indian men’s team since Sachin Tendulkar’s selection in the late 1980s. Vaibhav has scored 776 runs in IPL 2026 with a strike rate of 237.30. Before the senior tour, he will play for India-A in the tri-series against Afghanistan in Sri Lanka from June 9 to 21. Suryakumar out even after winning the World Cup Under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav, India won the T20 World Cup on March 8 this year. With this victory, India became the first country in the world to defend its title and win two consecutive T20 World Cup trophies. Surya boasts over 80% winning percentage in T20s as captain Under Surya’s captaincy, India played 52 T20 matches. Of these, 42 were won, 8 were lost, and two matches had no result. His win percentage is 80.76%. Under Suryakumar’s leadership, India won the 2026 T20 World Cup and the 2025 Asia Cup. Suryakumar has scored 3272 runs in 113 matches. His average is 36.35, and his strike rate is 162.94. Suryakumar has 4 centuries and 25 half-centuries to his name. His best score is 117 runs. Surya has also hit 297 fours, 179 sixes and taken 58 catches. Surya got the captaincy after Rohit After winning the 2024 T20 World Cup in the West Indies, Rohit Sharma had retired from this format. Following this, Suryakumar Yadav was handed the captaincy of India. BCCI to announce T20I squads for Ireland, England tour on June 6 BCCI’s senior men’s selection committee, headed by Ajit Agarkar, will meet in Mumbai on Saturday (June 6) to pick squads for India’s upcoming T20I series in Ireland and England as well as the 2026 edition of the Asian Games. The Indian men’s cricket team will travel to Ireland later this month to take part in a two-match T20I series and then to England for five T20Is. According to a report in ESPNCricinfo, since the Indian men’s cricket team will be engaged in a bilateral series against the West Indies in September 2026, selectors will also mull over whether to send a first-choice squad for the Asian Games.