India Squad Announcement Press Conference for Ireland, England Series Live Updates: Selectors arrive at BCCI headquarters, meeting underway

Apart from the white-ball squads, the selectors will also finalise the India ‘A’ squad for the red-ball series in Sri Lanka, which could carry added significance with the senior side scheduled to play two Tests there in August. With valuable World Test Championship points at stake, the management may decide to send several established players for early acclimatisation to spin-friendly conditions and the red Kookaburra ball.

Experienced names such as KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, B Sai Sudharsan, Rishabh Pant, Washington Sundar and Ravindra Jadeja could be considered for the ‘A’ assignment, especially with the matches set to be played in Galle, one of Sri Lanka’s regular Test venues.

There is also interest around Jammu and Kashmir all-rounder Auqib Nabi, who enjoyed a breakthrough domestic season with 60 wickets and played a key role in his side’s Ranji Trophy triumph. After narrowly missing out on selection for the Afghanistan Test, the pace-bowling all-rounder could receive an opportunity with India ‘A’.

In many ways, Saturday’s meeting promises to provide answers to several high-stakes questions and lay down the roadmap for Indian cricket across formats for the remainder of the year.