Ger Siggins: Ireland’s heroes have to savour rare experience in Test arena
Ireland's Andrew Balbirnie. Photo: Seb Daly/Sportsfile
Andrew Balbirnie had a broad grin on Friday as he gave a post-match interview in Abu Dhabi. His Ireland team had just won its first Test, he had played a decisive innings, and he looked spent by his efforts.
But still he reflected on what beating Afghanistan meant to him and his team: “There’s a lot of talk in world cricket at the moment about the relevance of Test cricket, but you ask this whole group about how special this is, and it’s right up there.
