Graham Hume replaces Craig Young in Ireland’s T20 WC squad
Pacer Graham Hume will fly to Australia to replace injured Craig Young in Ireland’s squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2022. The same was confirmed by Cricket Ireland on October 8 (Saturday). This has come as a huge blow for Ireland as Young has been a consistent performer for the Irish team of late.
Young has been forced out from the mega event due to an injury. The right-arm pacer will be returning to Ireland for further assessment. Hume, who has replaced Young has already made his T20I debut against Afghanistan.
Craig will return home and plan out his rehab: Cricket Ireland’s release
“Unfortunately, whilst out in Sydney for our T20 World Cup prep camp, Craig experienced a recurrence of a chronic issue which we have been managing for quite some time,” Mark Rausa, Head of Physiotherapy and Medical Services at Cricket Ireland said in a release.
“Whilst we thought we were on top of the issue, it sadly flared up once we arrived in Sydney and began training. Craig will now return home for an assessment with our medical specialists to plan out his rehab,” he added.
Ireland are in Group B in the upcoming T20 World Cup and will begin their campaign on October 17 (Monday) against Zimbabwe in Hobart. Before their main matches in the first round, they will play two warm-up games — against Namibia on October 11 and against Sri Lanka on October 13.
Ireland participated in the 2021 edition of the tournament but were unable to qualify to the Super 12 stage after finishing third in their group.
Ireland’s T20 World Cup squad: Andrew Balbirnie (c), Paul Stirling (vc), Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Stephen Doheny, Fionn Hand, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, Conor Olphert, Simi Singh, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Graham Hume
