Wilson replaces Malan as Ireland head coachImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Heinrich Malan’s last game as head coach was the historic Twenty20 series win over IndiaByAndy GrayBBC Sport NI JournalistPublished1 hour agoHeinrich Malan has stood down as head coach of Ireland’s men’s cricket team, less than 24 hours after the historic Twenty20 series win over world champions India.He will be replaced by former Ireland international Gary Wilson.Wilson made 292 international appearances as a player and will become the Irish-born head coach of Ireland’s men since John Willis in 1994.The 40-year-old, who retired in 2020, had been an assistant coach with Ireland in 2022.Malan has left as part of what Cricket Ireland says is a “planned transition”, and Wilson will be in place for a five-game one-day international series with Afghanistan in August.South Africa’s Malan, 45, was in charge of Ireland since 2022 and his final game was a dramatic one-run victory over India to clinch the T20 series on Sunday in Belfast, which followed a first-ever victory over the world champions in any format on Friday.Other highlights of Malan’s tenure include victory over England in the T20 World Cup in 2022 in Melbourne and a first-ever Test victory over Afghanistan two years later.Malan also led Ireland to a first test win on home soil when they beat Zimbabwe in Belfast in 2024. His contract was set to run into early 2027.Was historic weekend the biggest in Irish cricket history?
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