India is well known as the biggest fan base of cricket games. A huge audience base follows the game and cricket players blindly. It came in Ireland people are crazy about this fantastic bat & ball game.
Irish people are also big fans of the Indian cricket team. There are huge fans following Irish cricketers in India. So why did Irish players miss the opportunity to be part of India’s biggest cricket festival IPL T20 league?
Till 2021 no Ireland player participated in any official IPL auction. And no Irish player tries to show their interest to play in the IPL T20 cricket league. Except for Eoin Morgan who now represents England’s national team.
This year a total of 5 Irish players participated in IPL Mega Auction 2023 followed by Paul Stirling, Josh Little, Curtis Campher, Mark Adair, and Gareth Delany.
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Ireland Players in IPL 2023-
– Joshua Little. – Paul Stirling. – Andrew Balbirnie. – Harry Tector. – Lorcan Tucker. – Curtis Campher. – Gareth Delany. – George Dockrell.
List of Irish Players in IPL Mega Auction 2023-
Here is the list of all Ireland cricket players who are going to be part of this year’s IPL Mega Auction 2023 with the base price. This Indian cricket tournament provides fame & money to many foreign players. Now it’s the turn of Ireland which is participating in the IPL Player Auction for the first time.
1. Paul Stirling
| Role | All-rounder |
| IPL Base Price | 50 lakh |
| Previous IPL Team | not played yet |
Paul Stirling’s full name is Paul Robert Stirling and he is a 31 years old Irish cricketer. Paul is the first confident Ireland player who expects to play in IPL for the franchise team.
He is an all-rounder Ireland player and right-arm off-break bowler & right-handed batsman. He played many many great strokes for his country team Ireland. Now he is ready to show his talent in the Indian Premier League.
His base price is 50 lakh rupees which are very competitive in his segment. Franchises must look after this all-rounder Ireland player in the IPL 2023 auction.
Ireland national team Captain Andrew Balbirnie supports Paul to become the first Ireland player to take part in the IPL league 2023 auction. And he is confident that Paul Stirling will get a chance to play in this IPL season.
2. Joshua Little
| Role | Bowler |
| IPL Base Price | 50 lakh |
| Previous IPL Team | not played yet |
Josh Little is a young talent of the Ireland cricket team. His full name is Joshua Brian Little and he is 22 years old. Josh Little is a left-arm fast-medium bowler. Both sisters are Irish cricket players in the women’s squad.
Josh Little is one of the youngest Ireland cricketer players who will participate in the IPL mega auction 2023. He is also in the queue to play IPL cricket with the same base price of 50 lakh rupees.
3. Curtis Campher
| Role | All-rounder |
| IPL Base Price | 50 Lakh |
| Previous Team | not played yet |
A South African-born Irish Ireland cricketer Curtis is an all-rounder player. Campher played for the Ireland team at the national and international levels for a long time. He is 22 years old young athlete and the second-youngest player from Ireland who is in the IPL auction. Camphor was going under the hammer of IPL Auctioneer on 13 & 15 February with a base price of 50 lahks.
He played a total of 9 T20I matches in his cricket career and scored only 109 runs with an average rate of 15.57 South African Campher might be a focused player as a medium-fast bowler all-rounder. But the team coach will not allow him a chance to play in 11 of the team. Lack of experience playing in the IPL and T20 league is the main reason he will be limited to net & practice matches.
4. George Dockrell
| Role | All-Rounder |
| IPL Base Price | 50 lakh |
| Previous Team | not played yet |
George Dockrell is an Irish national team player and he is 30 years old. George Dockrell is a right-handed batsman and left-arm slow orthodox bowler who plays very aggressively on the pitch.
He is the perfect choice for the new IPL franchise Ahmedabad Titans. Under this price point, many other options are available but if any franchise wants to target Irish cricketers then they consider George Dockrell.
Also, Read- List of all Scotland & Namibia Players in the IPL Cricket Tournament.
5. Gareth Delany
| Role | All-rounder |
| IPL Base Price | 50 lakh |
| Previous Team | not played yet |
Gareth James Delany is 24 years old and this year he is one of the five Ireland cricketers who participated in the IPL Auction. He is an all-rounder right-arm leg break bowler and right-arm batsman.
He has played in 29 T20I cricket matches and scored 520 runs and his highest score is 89*. But his bowling stats are impressive; he hit 19 wickets.
His sister LK Delany & cousin DC Delany both play for Ireland’s national cricket team. And they are from a cricket-loving family background.
6. Lorcan Tucker
26-year-old Lorcan John Tucker plays as a batter and wicketkeeper in the Irish cricket team. In the IPL auction 2023 he unsold but he plays for the Mumbai franchise MI Emirates team in ILT20.
7. Harry Tector
Another 23-year-old young aspirant Ireland Player in IPL Auction 2023 remains unsold. Harry Tector was an essential part of the U-19 World Cup 2016 for the Ireland team.
Final Thoughts-
All these Ireland players will try to play in IPL T20 2023. It will give more exposure to Ireland’s cricketers and teams at the global level. Because IPL is not the game of India but almost 13 countries’ players show their talent & interest in the IPL cricket game.
But the matter is not close there, we have to watch which Ireland player makes a place in IPL Indian cricket. This year’s IPL is really going to be very interesting. So watch and enjoy it.
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