NEW DELHI: The 22-year-old Irish batsman Harry Tector made all the right moves during the rain-hit first T20I against India, earning a name for himself with a blistering 64 not out. While it proved to be an effort that went in vain, as Ireland went on to lose the game, Tector did earn a lot of praise for his heroics with the bat.
This, of course, comes at a time when the Irish captain Andrew Balbirnie, in an interview to the Times of India, made it clear that playing in the IPL is a huge ambition for all Irish cricketers playing T20 cricket. And it's another reminder, of course, of the T20 hitting capabilities that exist in the ranks of the emerging cricket nations.
