Ireland on Friday picked all-rounder Fionn Hand and Gareth Delany of their 15-member squad to face India in a three-match collection to be performed later this month.
After the conclusion of the continuing five-match T20I collection in opposition to the West Indies, India will journey to Ireland for the brief collection.
Paul Stirling will lead Ireland because the three T20Is will likely be performed on August 18, 20 and 23 at Malahide.
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“While the majority of the squad reflects the playing group that successfully qualified for the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup last week, the selectors have recalled Leinster Lightning all-rounder Fionn Hand and have included Gareth Delany who is returning from injury after breaking his wrist in Zimbabwe in June,” Cricket Ireland stated in an announcement on its web site.
“The upcoming series is the first T20 action for the national side since securing the T20 World Cup qualification and is being treated accordingly as part of the strategic planning for that tournament scheduled for June 2024,” it added.
Ireland nationwide selector Andrew White stated, “We currently have around 15 T20 Internationals scheduled between now and the World Cup, so it is important that we use each of these to continue to build on areas that the coaching team has identified.
“Giving opportunities to players also filters down the series themselves, so I would expect that all of the 15 players named in the India series squad will feature at some point,” White added.
Ireland squad: Paul Stirling (captain), Andrew Balbirnie, Mark Adair, Ross Adair, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Fionn Hand, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Theo van Woerkom, Ben White, Craig Young.
Source web site: sportstar.thehindu.com
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