Former rugby participant Ross Adair earns maiden Ireland call-up for Zimbabwe T20I sequence

Ireland handed a maiden call-up to Ross Adair for his or her upcoming T20I sequence in opposition to Zimbabwe. He has changed Lorcan Tucker, who will play within the ILT20.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Dec 21, 2022 08:56 IST

Former rugby participant Ross Adair earns maiden Ireland call-up for Zimbabwe T20Is. Courtesy: Ireland Cricket

By India Today Web Desk: Former rugby participant Ross Adair earned his maiden nationwide call-up after Ireland picked him up as a substitute for Lorcan Tucker for the upcoming T20I sequence in opposition to Zimbabwe within the month of January.

Earlier, Tucker pulled out of the T20I sequence and received a No Objection Certificate (NoC) to participate within the inaugural version of the Abu Dhabi International League T20. Tucker, nevertheless, will return for the ODI sequence.

Ross, who occurs to be the brother of Mark Adair, has performed seven List A and 15 T20s to date, scoring 438 runs with one century and selecting up 4 wickets.

“I’m absolutely delighted with the call up, but I’m not sure it’s really sunk in yet if I’m honest. It’s a huge honour for me and now I just can’t wait to get away on tour,” Ross was quoted as saying.

“I have always wanted to push myself and get to as high a level as possible. I had a fairly open and honest conversation with Gary Wilson a couple of years ago – Gary is someone I trust very much and wouldn’t mince his words too often, so when he said that there was a chance – a small chance, but a chance nonetheless – that’s what I wanted. I love my cricket and to have the opportunity to potentially represent Ireland at the highest level with Mark, would mean the world to me,” he acknowledged.

Ross made his debut for the Northern Knights again in 2021 and has additionally performed rugby for Ulster within the Pro12 competitors within the 2014-15 season. He is a left-arm spin bowler and bats right-handed.

Ireland T20I squad

Andrew Balbirnie (captain), Mark Adair, Ross Adair, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Stephen Doheny, Fionn Hand, Graham Hume, Tyrone Kane, Barry McCarthy, Neil Rock, Harry Tector, Ben White.

Ireland ODI squad

Andrew Balbirnie (captain), Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Stephen Doheny, Graham Hume, Tyrone Kane, Josh Little, Andy McBrine, Barry McCarthy, Paul Stirling, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker.

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Dec 21, 2022