John wills

Cricket World Cup: Former skipper Gary Wilson was on Monday appointed as the new head coach of the Ireland men's cricket team, as he becomes the first Irish-born coach to take charge of the national side in over three decades.

Wilson, 40, represented Ireland 292 times across a distinguished 15-year international career before retiring in 2020 and succeeding Heinrich Malan in the head coach role. Previously, Malan stepped down just a day after Ireland secured a historic 2-0 T20I series triumph over India to facilitate a smooth transition for the upcoming 2027 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup qualification cycle.

Wilson is the first local coach to guide the senior men's team since John Wills in the early 1990s. He moved into coaching shortly after his retirement, initially leading the domestic side North West Warriors before joining the senior national setup as an assistant coach under Malan in 2022.