Under the revised format, the tournament will still feature 14 teams but will begin with a newly introduced three-team round-robin 'Super Series' involving the lowest-ranked qualifiers.
Former BCCI chief selector MSK Prasad said that not including Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in the Ireland series was a mistake.
Rajasthan-born Jai Moondra, who recently headlined Ireland's historic T20 series victory over India, was picked by Rotterdam Dockers during the inaugural ETPL Player Draft on Thursday.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi remained on the bench for both matches against Ireland, which India lost 0-2, as well as the opening T20I against England in Durham.
The BCCI named Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in India's T20I squad but the player was kept on the bench during the recently-concluded two-match series against Ireland.
Indian cricket team skipper Shreyas Iyer said that the series loss against Ireland was a 'depressing' one.
Sunil Gavaskar acknowledged that fitting Vaibhav Sooryavanshi into India's settled top order would be a challenge but backed the teenager for a debut in the opening T20I against England.
Former Indian cricket team batter Sanjay Manjrekar made an explosive prediction that Shubman Gill will slowly return to the T20I setup.
India's batting coach Sitanshu Kotak, even before the start of the series, had made it clear that Vaibhav Sooryavanshi would have to wait for his chance, throwing his weight behind the established duo of Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson.
The journey for new T20I captain Shreyas Iyer started with a loss against Ireland. Before the two-T20I series that ended on Sunday, India had never lost a match to Ireland
Ireland head coach Heinrich Malan has dropped a huge retirement bombshell, a day after his side's historic T20I series win over two-time defending world champions, India.
Former India and KKR star Manoj Tiwary didn't mince his words as he launched a sharp attack at head coach Gautam Gambhir, without naming him, after India's T20I series defeat.
The former batter said he is not surprised by the team's 0-2 loss to Ireland as he believes that Shreyas Iyer and his men were under-prepared for the assignment.
Indian cricket witnessed one of its darkest chapters on Sunday as the men's team was whitewashed by Ireland in a two-match T20I series.
While admitting that Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is 'ready' to make his T20I debut, India coach Ryan Ten Doeschate said that the teenager still has to follow the 'process' before he gets a spot in the XI.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi wasn't give the opportunity to show his credentials in the 2-match T20I series against Ireland. In protecting the 15-year-old, the team management ended up exposing its glaring flaws.
Gautam Gambhir has become the critics' favourite target after India's T20I series defeat against Ireland.
Ireland pacer Jai Moondra's LinkedIn profile has gone viral after his Player of the Series performance against India.