William Porterfield Announces Retirement From International Cricket

Former Ireland Captain William Porterfield Announces Retirement From International Cricket

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[{"selector":"#anim-e6f9cb1f-251f-4e64-ac51-fb0352a22a84","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1350,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-eeff3667-e035-4b97-9a85-1d99fbcd6bb4","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1350,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-71eca84f-f68e-4d5c-91a7-de341cef18b9 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(25%, -0.00030339806395573987%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1350,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.14,.34,.47,.9)","fill":"forwards"}] A span that included two 50-over World Cups and five T20 World Cups as well as the Irish men's inaugural Test, against Pakistan in May 2018

[{"selector":"#anim-f404c078-8037-400f-af8b-51f6521ebcdb","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1350,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-677ad111-0a87-4b8b-87e4-a89e2934e0e3","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1350,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c6910bfd-e004-4706-ab64-be28cd9e9167 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(25%, -0.00030339806395573987%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1350,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.14,.34,.47,.9)","fill":"forwards"}] "It's been an honour to represent my country for 16 years," said Porterfield. "It's something I had always wanted to do since I was a child.

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[{"selector":"#anim-b8ca731c-78b5-489a-8d1b-f04a1a658e4a","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1350,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c675e115-63f7-4eb8-9752-7abceb1ae39c","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1350,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-38848163-f619-4718-a6b8-3f9a0d91c4db [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(25%, -0.00030339806395573987%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1350,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.14,.34,.47,.9)","fill":"forwards"}] All I ever wanted to do was leave the shirt in a better place and leave the team in a better place, and hopefully I've played a part in doing that."

[{"selector":"#anim-c8fd114f-0890-470c-a309-dccfa9a3b8ad","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1350,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-50f6c710-85fd-44f8-b09c-c0d2d28672ee","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1350,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-294e14d5-e263-4f02-b4f3-4790bd9d59cf [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(25%, -0.00030339806395573987%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1350,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.14,.34,.47,.9)","fill":"forwards"}] Andrew Balbirnie, the current Ireland captain, said Porterfield would be "a huge loss."