The Cricket Ireland released the photo of Ireland’s first-ever Test match squad, which will take on Pakistan on May 11 (Friday).
The Irish cricket board shared the picture on its official Twitter handle, writing: “OFFICIAL: The first Ireland Men’s Test Match Squad photo.”
OFFICIAL: The first Ireland Men’s Test Match Squad photo. #BackingGreen
— Cricket Ireland (@Irelandcricket) May 8, 2018
Meanwhile, International Cricket Council (ICC) shared the photo and called it “the photo that will go into history books”.
A photo that will go into the history books – Irelandcricket‘s first-ever men’s Test squad! #ShotOfTheDay,” ICC tweeted.
A photo that will go into the history books – @Irelandcricket‘s first ever men’s Test squad! #ShotOfTheDay pic.twitter.com/DVCgW8WLBC
— ICC (@ICC) May 8, 2018
Pakistan is currently on the Ireland-England tour, where the green shirts will clash with Ireland on May 11. This is the first-ever ICC recognised Test match for the Irish team.
By winning the second Test match against Southamptonshire, Pakistan has strengthened its preparations for the tour, which is considered to be a tough one for the national team.