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T20 captain resigns after T20 World Cup 2026, shocking decision
Sanjeev Kumar | March 19, 2026 10:24 PM CST

T20 captain resigns after T20 World Cup 2026, shocking decision

Ireland Captain Paul Stirling: Ireland captain Paul Stirling has resigned. He left his post after poor performance in the T20 World Cup. However, this player will remain in the T20 team and Sterling will also retain the captaincy of ODI. Under the captaincy of Paul Sterling, Ireland was eliminated from the first round itself. Ireland defeated Oman by 96 runs but lost to Australia and Sri Lanka, after which this team could not reach the Super 8.

Paul Sterling was failing miserably

Paul Stirling was failing miserably in the T20 World Cup 2026. In the first match against Sri Lanka, he could score 6 runs and against Australia he scored only one run. He got injured in the second match, after which he could not play the third and last league match. Sterling left his captaincy after this performance but he has said that he will continue playing T20 International as a player.

Paul Sterling's career

Paul Stirling captained Ireland in 48 T20 Internationals and he won 20 matches and lost 26. Talking about batting, Paul Stirling has played 163 T20 matches in his career in which he has scored 3895 runs at an average of 25.9. This player has also scored 24 half-centuries and one century. He also has 20 wickets in his name in T20.

Who will become the next T20 captain of Ireland?

Lorcan Tucker could be the new T20 captain of Ireland. Tucker took command of the team after Sterling got injured in the T20 World Cup 2026. In that match against Oman, Tucker had scored unbeaten 94 runs in 51 balls. Ireland had won this match.

The second captain left the chair

Let us tell you that before Paul Sterling, Rashid Khan has also left the captaincy of Afghanistan in T20 International. After the disappointing performance under the captaincy of Rashid Khan, the Afghan selectors have appointed Ibrahim Zadran as the new T20 captain.

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