India, June 26 -- The Shreyas Iyer-captaincy era got off to the worst start possible as India lost the opening T20I against Ireland by 34 runs in Belfast on Friday. The Men in Blue were unable to chase the target of 183, and the batters left a lot to be desired. Only Abhishek Sharma left a mark with the bat, scoring a 19-ball half-century. However, the others failed to make an impact, resulting in the reigning T20 World Cup champions suffering a shock defeat.

After the loss against Ireland, Shreyas refused to hide behind excuses and lambasted the horrible show from his team in the first T20I of the two-match series against the hosts.

Shreyas himself disappointed with the bat, lasting just seven balls in the middle and scoring three runs...