The BCCI said on Tuesday that Mohammed Siraj has been rested as part of workload management, and Prasidh Krishna will take his place during tours to Ireland and England.
The action was called a “precautionary measure” by the Indian cricket board to guarantee a speedy recovery before the lengthy international season.
Siraj was not selected for the Asian Games in Japan, but he was included in the squad for the Ireland and England series, which consisted of two and five Twenty20 Internationals, respectively.
“Fast bowler Mohammed Siraj has been withdrawn from India’s squads for the upcoming T20I series against Ireland and England,” the BCCI said in a statement.
“Following discussions between the BCCI Medical Team and the Team Management, Siraj has been advised a period of rest as part of his workload management programme.”
“The decision has been taken as a precautionary measure to ensure adequate recovery ahead of a long international season. The Men’s Selection Committee has named Prasidh Krishna as Siraj’s replacement for both T20I series,” the BCCI added.
Siraj participated in all 17 of the Gujarat Titans’ IPL 2026 matches, taking 19 wickets, although he was a late selection to the Indian team for their final Twenty20 International assignment, the T20 World Cup. The one-off Test against Afghanistan, which concluded in three days on Monday, included the right-arm pacer as well.
India squad for Ireland and England tours: Shreyas Iyer (c), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Shivam Dube, Tilak Varma (vc), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Prasidh Krishna
