Adrian Mullen set to be named as Kilkenny captain; Conor Phelan joins management team

The Ballyhale Shamrocks man is expected to be handed the Kilkenny hurling captaincy for the forthcoming season

Adrian Mullen of Kilkenny  . Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Adrian Mullen is expected to be handed the Kilkenny hurling captaincy for the forthcoming season.

Kilkenny are to stick with the tradition of appointing a captain from the previous year’s county championship-winning club, with Ballyhale Shamrocks forward Mullen favoured to succeed Colin Fennelly as captain for 2021.