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Key Takeaways
- 1📊 Ireland name a 15-member squad led by Paul Stirling for T20 World Cup 2026
- 2🏆 Ross Adair returns from injury, with Calitz and Tim Tector eyeing debut World Cups
- 3💡 Ireland carry a settled core with 12 players retained from the 2024 campaign
- 4🔮 Group B clashes vs Sri Lanka, Australia, Oman and Zimbabwe promise upsets
"Jordan Neill misses out, while Ben Calitz and Tim Tector could feature in their maiden T20 World Cup"
A fit-again Ross Adair has forced his way back into a settled Ireland setup, as Paul Stirling once again leads a familiar 15 for the T20 World Cup 2026 in Sri Lanka and India. For Indian fans tracking the Group B battles, this is a serious banana-skin side.
Ross Adair boost for settled Irish core
All members of the squad that toured Bangladesh late last year are retained, barring Jordan Neill, with left-handed dasher Ross Adair reclaiming his spot after a knee injury kept him out of that series. Middle-order batter Ben Calitz and promising youngster Tim Tector stay in the group and are in line for maiden T20 World Cup appearances.
The pace attack has a sharp look: Josh Little, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Craig Young and all-rounder Curtis Campher give Ireland plenty of new-ball and death options. Spin will revolve around Ben White, Matthew Humphreys and Gareth Delany, while George Dockrell now features mainly as a specialist batter.
In the batting core, skipper Paul Stirling is backed by Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Campher and the Adair brothers, giving Ireland both powerplay aggression and middle-overs stability. Placed in Group B, they face Sri Lanka on February 8 in Colombo before clashes against Australia, Oman and Zimbabwe.
For Indian fans, this is the same fiery Ireland that has previously ambushed big teams on the global stage – a side that simply cannot be taken lightly in 2026.
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