Boyd’s buoyant as Irish set their stall

By Dan Barnes
INTERNATIONAL ROUND-UP
BOYD Rankin may be the only member of the Ireland team not dipping his toe into uncharted waters – but the magnitude of today’s clash with Afghanistan is not lost on the 34-year-old stalwart.
On a momentous day for all involved, Ireland were due to begin the first overseas Test in their history – and both sides’ second-ever foray into the fiveday arena – against Asghar Afghan’s side at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Dehradun, India, in the early hours of this morning, with the ICC’s 11th and 12th Test-...

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