Based on Paul Stirling’s performance and records, he is one of the most important and experienced cricketers Ireland has ever produced.
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Paul Stirling is a professional cricketer who has represented Ireland cricket team in all the formats of the game Internationally. Paul was born on 3 September 1990 in the Belfast region of Northern Ireland. He is a right handed batsman and a part time spin bowler. He is one of the most experienced players in Ireland’s team. He was involved in the Ireland’s team that played their first ever Test match against Pakistan. Paul is one of the highest run scorers in T20 Internationals. Paul opens the innings for his team in all the formats. In the month of March 2008, Paul played his debut first class cricket match in the Intercontinental cup. Later that month, Paul played his One Day Internationals (ODI) debut match for Ireland. In the year 2009, Paul got the contract with Middlesex.
Later in the year 2009, Paul Stirling got his contract for the Ireland cricket team to represent them Internationally. He was one of the six players in the team who were given a full time contract by the Ireland Cricket Board. Paul played his T20 debut match for Middlesex in 2010 and played his List A debut match in 2011. Paul played in 2010 ICC under 19 world cup in New Zealand. Ireland in that tournament ended up being at the 10th position out of 16 teams. Paul was the highest run scorer for Ireland, as he scored 209 runs in 5 matches. Paul was given a full time contract in Ireland along with few others with the aim of improving their skills before the 2011 ICC cricket world cup in India.
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In the inaugural season of the Afghanistan Premier League in 2018, Paul was selected by the Kandahar’s team in September 2018. In the very same month Paul was also selected by Paarl Rocks for the inaugural edition of the Mzansi Super League which was also a T20 tournament. In the very first edition of the Euro T20 Slam, a Twenty20 league, Paul was signed by Belfast Titans in July 2019. Nevertheless, the tournament was canceled the very same month. In 2020 October, Paul was signed by Dambulla Viking for the first season of the Lanka Premier League. After that, Paul got the chance to play in Pakistan Super League (PSL), as he was selected by Islamabad United in 2021 for the 2022 season. In the 2022 season of PSL, Paul played the initial 5 matches and left to play for Ireland Internationally.
Paul made his first List A One Day International hundred on 7 September 2010 against Canada. Paul scored 177 runs in that match, which is the highest individual score by any Irish player. Paul was part of the Ireland team that played in 2011 World Cup, however Ireland managed to win 2 matches out of 6 and was eliminated. Paul has had an amazing record and influence on his team and for that he was also nominated along with Kevin O’brian for player of the year title at ICC awards in 2011. Paul was selected in Ireland’s team for the 2019 ICC cricket world cup. He was the highest run scorer in the qualifiers with 291 runs in 8 matches. In April 2023, after getting a chance to play in a Test match against Sri Lanka, Paul scored his first ever Test hundred. He became the second batsman from Ireland to score hundreds in all the three formats of the game.
Paul Stirling’s net worth is estimated to be valued at INR 8 crores (approx.), as per the reports.
Pau Stirling’s salary is 35000 dollars, as he is signed under central contract with the Ireland Cricket Board. Other than this he is paid 1100 and 450 dollars for every ODI and T20I respectively.
Paul has played for several franchises throughout the world, but there isn’t enough data on his franchise fee.
Paul is seen endorsing brands like SF Sports and others.
