Ireland Announce15-Member Squad For The ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier; Paul Stirling To Lead The Side

Ireland named a 15-member squad for the ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier campaign. Veteran opener Paul Stirling, who was named interim captain, will lead the national team in the upcoming tournament.

Andrew Balbirnie stepped down from the captaincy after the team’s poor performance in the 2023 ODI World Cup qualifiers. Ireland was eliminated from the tournament before advancing to the Super Six stages.

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Ireland’s National Men’s Selector, Andrew White, expressed disappointment over the team’s performance in the Qualifiers in Zimbabwe. He emphasized the need to focus on the upcoming T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier campaign.

“While we are all disappointed that Ireland Men will not make an appearance at the 50-over World Cup this year, we must refocus quickly on the upcoming qualification campaign. I know the coaches and players don’t need any additional motivation, they will be fired up and looking to make amends,” White said.

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Wish Him Well Going Forward – Andrew White

Andrew White said that Paul Stirling’s experience will help the team management groom the new captain.

“I have no doubt Paul [Stirling] will step seamlessly into the captaincy role and as vice-captain he was already a senior player we engaged with regularly. His insights and experience have always been welcome and I look forward to working closer with him over coming months.

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I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge and thank Andrew [Balbirnie] for his service as captain. I always enjoyed engaging with Bal around selection and succession planning and wish him well going forward,” he added.

Ross Adair and Neil Rock, who were not part of the qualifiers, have been included in the squad. White said that Adair and Rock were rewarded for their brilliant form in recent times.

“The squad has a familiar shape to it, albeit we are pleased to welcome Neil Rock back into the senior squad. Pebbles [Neil Rock] has had an excellent domestic campaign and earned a recall off the back of a continued run of form with the bat, and continues to display an efficiency and quality with the gloves.

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“Ross Adair has likewise shown how dangerous a player he is at domestic level – he is an exciting talent, only new to the international stage, but his 65 against Zimbabwe back in January demonstrated the destructive ability he has in this format,” he concluded.

Ireland Squad For Europe Qualifier

Paul Stirling (c), Mark Adair, Ross Adair, Andrew Balbirnie, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Graham Hume, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, Neil Rock, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White, Craig Young.

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