Boyd Rankin Becomes Only Second Player to Play Test Cricket For and Against England After Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi

Boyd Rankin who was seen in action donning the jersey for England in the Ashes 2013-14 is now playing for Ireland. He becomes the only player to have played for and against England since the Nawab of Pataudi, Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi as he lines up to play for Ireland at the Lord’s Cricket Stadium. Back then England had lost the series miserably by 5-0 in Australia. Rankin, however, regrets his decision of playing the last match in Sydney as it further led to a shoulder injury. Live Cricket Streaming of England vs Ireland Test Match 2019 on SonyLiv: Check Live Cricket Score, Watch Free Telecast Details of ENG vs IRE 1st Test Day 1 on TV & Online.

“I hurt my shoulder a few days before the Test and I wasn’t fully fit going into the game,” Rankin said. “I felt I had to give it a go. It was one of those that I didn’t know how bad it was until I got back home. In hindsight, I shouldn’t have played but when you get an opportunity to play Test cricket it is one you want to take,” said Boyd. Talking about the present day, Boyd is extremely happy with the way things have panned out for him in his career. Click here to get live ball-by-ball commentary and live score updates of England vs Ireland Test match

During an interview, he said that he had never imagined that it was a dream come true and he never thought that something like this could happen in his playing career. “You can’t get much better than that,” Rankin said. “It is a dream come true and it is something I never thought would happen in my playing career,” he further explained. This will be the first time Ireland is playing Test Cricket.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Jul 24, 2019 03:06 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).