'A brilliant teammate and a great friend': Former Ireland captain Gary Wilson retires

Gary Wilson played 292 times for Ireland registering 5,959 runs across the formats 

Ireland's batsman Gary Wilson, left, plays a shot as West Indies' wicket keeper Denesh Ramdin watches during an ICC Twenty20 Cricket World Cup match in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in 2012. Picture: AP

Former Ireland cricket captain Gary Wilson announced his retirement from the sport after a 16-year international career yesterday.

Wilson was captain of the T20 squad, who in 2018 qualified for the ICC T20 World Cup 2020, which was postponed and will take place this October after being postponed last year.