Chester-le-Street, June 30 -- Ahead of the first T20I against England, Indian T20I skipper Shreyas Iyer expressed the need to balance between providing opportunities and building security for senior players, while also admitting that the series whitewash against Ireland was "depressing".

After a rare set-back in the form of a 0-2 whitewash series loss to Ireland, Iyer-led world champions India will start the five-match England challenge at Chester-le-Street here from Tuesday onwards.

Speaking ahead of the match in the presser about the new challenge, he said, "Great opportunity, it is going to be challenging. Definitely, the last series did not go according to our plan. But this series, everyone is in good mind space, and we are definit...