India, June 26 -- With Team India set to feature in their first T20I since winning their third T20 World Cup, they are missing two key players from their ranks. The first T20I against Ireland on June 26, Friday at the at the Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont will see Hardik Pandya and Varun Chakravarthy missing the series-opener. Why will the two Team India stars miss the fixture on Friday?

Why will Hardik Pandya and Varun Chakravarthy will miss the series-opener in Belfast?

Pandya, the seam-bowling all-rounder and a hard-hitter, was in line to make his international return in the ODI series at home against Afghanistan itself. An injury ruled him out of the 50-overs leg, while a quadriceps injury emerged to force him out of the Irela...