Josh Little is eager to help Ireland write a new chapter in their history by witnessing a famous World Cup victory and remembering the sleepless nights they spent with a current international teammate.

The now 21-year-old designer was 15 years old when he lived late with Harry Tector six years ago. The duo, who have stuck together on television, saw Niall O’Brien’s half-century against the West Indies in New Zealand record another significant victory on the biggest stage.

It was Ireland’s most recent victory in their biggest match, having recorded great wins against England and Pakistan in previous tournaments.

All three results have reached 50 in cricket, but as Ireland begin their ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup campaign against the Netherlands on Monday, they aim to translate those historic glories into short format, live on Sky Sports.

Little said: “Reaching a World Cup was something I always wanted to do, and we had decent preparations, so I’m committed to it now.

He remembers spending a sleepless night (in the middle) with teammate Harry Tector at the age of 15 to watch Ireland beat the West Indies.

Remember me and Harry Tector on the team, he was staying with me at the time and we watched the whole night as Ireland beat the West Indies.

“I remember that World Cup very well with all the people I play with now, so being with them is special. “

Paul Stirling, Kevin O’Brien, Andy Balbirnie, Andy McBrain and George Dockrell are all part of the winning team against the West Indies, and are part of Graham Ford’s 15 – member head coach’s team based in Oman, United Arab Emirates.

Along with these experienced players, Ireland have a number of young players to rise from Group A, including Sri Lanka, the Netherlands and Namibia, all competing for the top two spots, which will knock them out of the Super 12 and keep them in the tournament for another fifteen days. .

Little added: “This Sri Lankan game is absolutely great. They are a world class team and it will be very special if we win. First, it’s Holland, and we will die to regain one after losing the series day in the summer.

“It will be a very good game. I hope we can send them back. It’s clear that Sri Lanka is a great team like I said, but we think anyone can come back in our day. Then Namibia is another challenge, but we support each other to win it.”

The form of the country ahead of the first major match in five years is brilliant, with the United Arab Emirates proving their genealogy with a win in the T20 series against Zimbabwe this summer and recent victories against Bangladesh.

Ireland beat South Africa strongly in both white ball formats in July, with Little Seamer taking seven wickets to do no harm to its reputation.

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He once again showed his zealous demeanor when he was fined in an incident with Quinton de Kok.

“This is how I run my business. I’m naturally a very competitive person, and always have been,” said Little from Dublin.

“I used to play hockey at a decent level, I was very competitive, so people say I’m going to be a little different on the field, but it’s because I want to do well. I can not wait to go.

“Because we play the game we want to beat the best teams and show the world what we can do. We recently beat England, South Africa and the West Indies, so we can do it and we’re ready to try again. “