Cricket Ireland: Paul Stirling appointed permanent white-ball captain
Paul Stirling has led his country 22 times across formats (six ODIs, 16 T20Is). He has appeared for Ireland on 376 occasions, 13 short of Kevin O’Brien’s record number of caps.
Paul Stirling was appointed interim white-ball captain in July 2023 :-
Stirling was appointed the interim white-ball captain in July 2023 after Andrew Balbirnie stepped down from that role.
During Stirling’s career-to-date, he has amassed 11,756 runs across all formats – Ireland Men’s highest-ever run-scorer. He is also one of only 25 cricketers to score a century in all three formats.
Speaking of his permanent appointment, Stirling said :-
“Playing for Ireland has always been a source of pride for me and to be confirmed the permanent white-ball captain is a recognition I don’t take for granted. I have very much enjoyed working with Heinrich and the coaching staff over the last few months as interim skipper, but we all know that we have potentially three world cup campaigns over the next four years and the work starts now.
“I said recently that ODI cricket was my favourite format, and to watch on as the 50-over World Cup has been underway is actually been a great motivator for me to ensure we are there at the next event in 2027″.
Andrew White, National Selector, said :-
“We’re delighted that Paul Stirling has accepted the role and – despite working closely with him in an interim capacity over the last few months – it feels as though we are now at the start of a new cycle with a lot of cricket coming our way over the next four years.”
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