Pakistan clash will be crucial to Irish Super Eights hopes

Ireland T20 captain Paul Stirling. Photo: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Ger Siggins

Here we go again. Cricket really does itself no favours with the frequency of its global events. A 50-over World Cup every four years — like other major sports — is about right, but when it comes to twenty20, cricket goes all Andrea True Connection.

‘More, more, more, how do you like it, how do you like it,’ is the chorus emanating from ICC headquarters in Dubai as the world’s best players prepare for the third T20 World Cup since November 2021.