India and Ireland lock horns against each other in the eighth match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 at the Nassau International Cricket Stadium in New York on Wednesday. The Indian men's cricket team last reached the final of a T20 World Cup in 2014, but lost to Sri Lanka in the final. India lost to eventual champions England in the semi-finals at the last edition in 2022. During the upcoming T20 Cricket World Cup in the Americas, Rohit Sharma will lead the Indian team, which is currently ranked first in the T20I world rankings. Let's take a look at the players to watch out for in this clash. Rishabh Pant Participates in Intense Nets Session Ahead of IND vs IRE ICC T20 World Cup 2024 Clash.
Virat Kohli (India)
Virat Kohli is coming into the T20 WC with a sensational 2024 IPL season where he opened the batting for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru. The right-hand batter scored 741 runs in 15 matches at an average of 61.75, with a century and five fifties. His best score was 113* and his strike rate stood at 154.69.
Rishabh Pant (India)
Rishabh Pant made a roaring comeback to professional cricket after a major car accident in December 2022, and the swashbuckling left-hander made 446 runs at an average of 40.54 and a strike rate of 155.40 in the IPL.
Jasprit Bumrah (India)
Jasprit Bumrah made a comeback from injury in August last year, with a T20I series against Ireland, and hasn't looked back since. He was one of the best performers in India's run to the ODI World Cup 2023 final, picking up 20 wickets at an average of 18.65 with an economy bordering merely four.
Paul Stirling (Ireland)
Paul Stirling has played 142 matches to date in his T20 career and has scored 3,589 runs, with an average of 28. This time around other than performing with the bat his duty will also be to lead the team to new heights during the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup. India Likely Playing XI for ICC T20 World Cup 2024 vs Ireland: Check Predicted Indian 11 for IND vs IRE Match in New York.
Joshua Little (Ireland)
Left-arm seamer Joshua Little has snapped 78 wickets in the 66 matches he has played for Ireland in the T20 Internationals. Little's best bowling figures in the shortest format of the game are 4/23. The fast bowler has taken wickets at an average of 23.25 and conceded runs at an economy of 7.45.