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Ireland and Afghanistan will now be eligible to play test cricket after they were voted in a full members of the International Cricket Council Thursday.
The news confirmed by the ICC and comes 12 years after the last time an associate nation, Bangladesh was elevated.
BREAKING: @ACBofficials and @Irelandcricket confirmed as Full Members after a unanimous vote at ICC Full Council meeting.
More to follow… pic.twitter.com/HXCw2HwDAW
— ICC (@ICC) June 22, 2017
The decision had been made in principle on the weekend and was now voted on by the full council. The two sides have become very competitive, particularly Afghanistan who have posted wins in recent times against Zimbabwe and the West Indies.
Former Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor extended his congratulations to the two nations via his Twitter account.
Congrats to @Irelandcricket and @ACBofficials on becoming full members of the @ICC ,well deserved ?
— Brendan Taylor (@BrendanTaylor86) June 22, 2017
It is good news for Zimbabwe which has struggled to attract fellow full member teams to play it home or away.
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