Kevin O’Brien says century against England helped Ireland ‘reach for the stars’

Kevin O’Brien has been reflecting on his career-best knock against England in Bangalore (Rebecca Naden/PA Images).

Kevin O’Brien shocked the cricket world with his jaw-dropping century against England in Bangalore 10 years ago, an innings that he feels helped Ireland “reach for the stars” and achieve their ultimate dream of Test status.

O’Brien conjured one of the sport’s most remarkable upsets with a fearless display of power-hitting at the 2011 World Cup, smashing 113 from number six to chase down a fanciful target of 328.