Boyd Rankin has been ruled out of Ireland's fixtures for the remainder of the season after suffering a broken leg.
The 32-year-old 6’ 8” pace bowler fractured his left tibia training with Warwickshire ahead of their Championship clash with Surrey.
He will miss Ireland’s two games against Pakistan in Malahide this week, the Intercontinental Cup and T20 matches against Hong Kong, as well as next month’s ODI’s against South Africa and Australia in Benoni.
Ireland coach John Bracewell said: "It's obviously a blow to lose a bowler of Boyd's quality and experience at such a crucial juncture of the season, but these things happen in sport and we wish Boyd a speedy recovery."
Bracewell confirmed that Ireland will not seek a replacement for Rankin in the matches against Pakistan on Thursday and Saturday.
"The selectors felt we have plenty of options in the seam bowling department with Craig Young back in the squad following his recent elbow surgery, while Barry McCarthy, Peter Chase, Tim Murtagh and Kevin O'Brien all performed well in the recent Afghanistan series."
