India, June 30 -- Shreyas Iyer's captaincy era did not get off to an ideal start as the Men in Blue lost a bilateral series for the first time in more than two years. India were expected to steamroll Ireland in the two-match series, but the hosts pulled off one of the biggest upsets, defeating the visitors 2-0. Shreyas' predecessor, Suryakumar Yadav, never lost a T20I series, and the defeat to Ireland has now truly put pressure on the Indian camp, which will next take on England in the five-match series.

The series between India and England will begin on Wednesday, July 1, and ahead of the opening T20I, Shreyas made a candid admission, saying his team didn't expect Ireland to play so well. He also put down the loss to not being acclimati...