India, June 25 -- Almost four months after winning a second successive T20 World Cup, this time on home soil, reigning champions India are ready to begin a new chapter in the format with an eye on the 2028 season, which will feature both the T20 World Cup and cricket's return to the Olympics.

That journey begins on Friday in Belfast, where a new-look Indian side takes on Ireland in the opening match of a two-game T20I series.

The team has changed. The captain has changed. And there are a few fresh faces in the squad. India are stepping into a new T20 era.

At the centre of the excitement is Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, the 15-year-old phenomenon who has taken the cricket world by storm even before making his international debut.

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