Ireland vs India 2018: 5 takeaways from the T20I series

#1 Spinners could be crucial against England

Kuldeep could be crucial to India's chances in England

The Indian team is traveling with a relatively young spin brigade - there's no Ravindra Jadeja (hero of the 2013 Champions Trophy) and Ravichandran Ashwin (22 wickets in 17 ODIs in England). The trio of Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, and Washington Sundar have played a combined 44 ODIs only.

That said, their recent exploits with the white ball have ensured that at least two of the three find a place in the side, to counter-measure the big-hitting English batsmen. The fact that two of them are wrist-spinners makes their place in the side all the more integral, given the general success of the species against English batsmen in the past.

While the Ireland team is nothing to go by, 13 wickets in two games combined for the combination of Kuldeep and Chahal gives them the necessary momentum going into the England series.