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India’s cricket board will review the T20 team's performance after a dismal run that saw the world champions lose successive series in Ireland and England, a top official said Friday.India slumped to a nine-wicket defeat in the fourth T20 against England on Thursday, handing the hosts an unassailable 3-0 lead with one match remaining after the opener was washed out.The loss was India's fifth straight defeat, following a 2-0 series whitewash in Ireland last month.The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will meet to discuss the reasons for the team's show after the England tour ends on July 19, secretary Devajit Saikia said."The BCCI is currently observing the performance of the Indian T20 team which has not been up to the mark in the ongoing series against England," Saikia, who is in Edinburgh for the annual conference of the International Cricket Council, told AFP over phone."We will have a review meeting with the core members of the team to discuss what went wrong in England."India, who lifted the T20 World Cup in March, have endured a dramatic dip in form. On Thursday they managed 158-7 in Bristol, a target England chased down with nine wickets and more than six overs to spare.The defeat came days after India were dismissed for just 76 in Nottingham, suffering their heaviest-ever T20 loss by a margin of 125 runs.Saikia described the slump as a temporary setback."This is not something abnormal and can happen in international cricket. We consider it as a purely bad phase," he said.India, coached by Gautam Gambhir, has been without pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah and all-rounder Hardik Pandya because of workload and injury-management concerns.Teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, handed his long-awaited debut at 15 years, has struggled to make an impact, with scores of 14, 13 and 15 in his three innings. 

Virat Kohli will return to the Indian team for the one-day international series in ‌England starting from July, subject ​to a ‌fitness clearance, the country's cricket ‌board (BCCI) said ⁠on ‌Sunday. The veteran ‌batter was ruled out of this ⁠month's ODI series against Afghanistan because of an injury picked up while playing for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in a victory over Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League (IPL) ​final in May, where Bengaluru secured a second consecutive IPL title.India will play ‌three ODIs in ⁠England on ​July 14, 16 and 19 ​at Edgbaston, Sophia Gardens and Lord's respectively.Yashasvi Jaiswal, who replaced Kohli against Afghanistan, was not included in the squad for the England tour despite scoring a century in the third ODI against the Afghans on Saturday.Bowler Harshit ‌Rana also returns ‌after a ⁠lengthy layoff caused by a knee ⁠injury, ⁠which ruled him out of the Twenty20 World Cup and the IPL.Rana was a part of the squad in the third ODI against Afghanistan, but ​did not make the final playing XI.INDIA SQUAD  Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep ‌Singh, Gurnoor ​Brar. 

India have called up teenager Vaibhav Sooryavanshi for their upcoming Twenty20 international series ‌against Ireland and England, the country's cricket board (BCCI) announced ​on Saturday, while Shreyas Iyer ‌has been named captain.Sooryavanshi, 15, is fresh off a ‌breakout campaign ⁠in the Indian ‌Premier League in which he ‌topped the scoring charts with 776 runs in 16 matches, while also ⁠breaking Chris Gayle's record for most sixes in a season.His performances for the Rajasthan Royals made him the first player in IPL history to be named both the Most Valuable Player (MVP) and the Best Emerging Player, with many tipping him for a spot in the senior Twenty20 International side.Should Sooryavanshi go on to make ​his debut against either Ireland or England, he would become the youngest player to represent an Indian men's senior team, bettering great Sachin Tendulkar, who made ‌his debut aged 16."We've ⁠seen what he ​can do, towards playoffs, almost single-handedly carried Rajasthan Royals," selection ​panel chairman Ajit Agarkar told reporters."Not just this season, had a great start and to back-it up in a competition that is as competitive and high-pressure, he's a game-changer. We've got high hopes of him and he has picked himself."Agarkar added that Iyer, who replaces Suryakumar Yadav, had been appointed captain after guiding Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to the Indian Premier League title in 2024, while also leading other franchises in the league.Iyer last played ‌a T20I in 2023."Led a ‌team to (IPL) title, his ⁠own performances been good. He was close to being part of the ⁠World Cup squad, in ⁠my opinion was a 'stand-out candidate'," Agarkar added.India play Ireland in two T20Is later this month, before a five-match series against England in July.The BCCI also named their squad for this year's men's cricket competition at the Asian Games in Japan, which includes veteran bowler Jasprit Bumrah.The Asian Games ​men's competition will begin on September 24, with the final scheduled for October 3.T20I Squad for Ireland and England series: Shreyas Iyer (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Shivam Dube, Tilak Varma, Nitish Reddy, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakravarthy, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav, Vaibhav SooryavanshiSquad for Asian Games:  Shreyas Iyer (captain), Tilak Varma, Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Shivam Dube, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, ‌Washington Sundar, Varun ​Chakravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 

Cricket tradition is being turned upside down in Guwahati where the India and South Africa players will take tea before lunch in the second Test due to the region's early sunrise and sunset.The Indian cricket board (BCCI) has taken the unusual step of reversing the normal refreshment order for the second test starting on November 22, which will be Guwahati's first-ever Test match at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium. The decision was driven by the early sunrise and fast-fading light in north-east India."It is a practical decision," BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia, who hails from Guwahati, said. "In winters, sunrise and sunset are very early here in north-east India. By 4 pm the (day) light recedes and you can't play much after. Because of that we have decided to start early, so play will start at 9 am."The match will begin half an hour earlier than usual for red-ball Tests in India. The first Test in Kolkata from November 14-18 begins at 9:30am local time, but the revised schedule for the second Test will have the toss at 8:30am before a 9am start.The first session will be played until 11 am when players have a 20-minute tea break. Lunch will be taken between 1:20pm and 2pm, with the final session wrapping up by 4pm. The teams will have key players returning, with Indian wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant set to make his comeback from a foot fracture while South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma is back in the squad after recovering from a calf injury. India are third in the World Test Championship while defending champions South Africa are fourth.