Massive blow to Ireland! Stirling ruled out, young gun Topping drafted into T20 World Cup 2026 squad

Topping was named as a replacement when Stirling was ruled out after sustaining knee ligament damage while fielding during Ireland’s match against Australia on 11 February.

The replacement of a player requires the approval of the Event Technical Committee before the replacement player can be officially added to the squad.

The Event Technical committee of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 consists of Wasim Khan (Chair, ICC General Manager - Cricket), Gaurav Saxena (ICC General Manager – Events & Corporate Communications, IBC representative), Hemang Amin (Tournament Director, host representative) and Shaun Pollock (Independent nominee).