World Cup success has released cricket sports map in Ireland and now more and more young people are looking at the sport as a future profession according to wicketkeeper Niall O'Brien.
Memorable Ireland reached the second round of the last World Cup in 2007 after defeating Pakistan by repeating the feat in Twenty20 in England World Cup two years later.
"Has raised the profile of sport in Ireland,"o"Brien told Reuters in an interview in Dhaka on Monday.
"We have gone from a small minority of people in Ireland to play cricket and follow cricket to become a sport widely recognized in our country."
"Among the 15 players here (World Cup), 13 live day to day cricket game." Therefore young more boys in Ireland now want to play professional cricket.
"It is possible for the livelihood of cricket, which is great."
"As I said, this group of players is quite professional now." We know cricket, we love cricket, play and day, and that is why we are here to play for the cup of the world ", he said."
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O'Brien was one of the key for Ireland at the Caribbean by 72 compared to 107 balls against Pakistan that helped them reach the second round at the expense of former champions.
He also played a vital role in the Twenty20 World Cup, making 40 off 25 balls against Bangladesh and Ireland he helped win the game, which was enough for them once again to move to the second stage.
O'Brien, who plays cricket County of Northamptonshire, also recognizes residents and rivals in Group B England have played a key role in the development of sport in their country.
"It is very important that six or seven players now play cricket full-time County," he said.
"Access conditions and facilities in United Kingdom know all machines, all the technologies we United Kingdom, is very important to grow as an individual and when you return to play for Ireland are best players of cricket," said O'Brien.
O'Brien, who also played cricket County Kent moved to Northamptonshire, has not given much thought of the International Cricket Council (ICC) recently announced its intention to restrict the World Cup 10 teams instead of the current 14 in the next edition in the year 2015.
For Ireland could be one of those affected, or ' Brien, who is now playing his second World Cup at age 29, not to give too much at the moment.
"The International Criminal Court, make their own decisions", said.
"We're here to play cricket." We only focus on Friday playing against Bangladesh. If I can play well over the next five or six weeks and then I hope that things will take care of themselves.
"We believe that we are good enough play in a World Cup". Obviously we want to play in 2015 in Australia and New Zealand, which is far away, so you never know where we are going to be as an individual or as a cricket team.
"It is important first of all that things here in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, the India forward and make a statement," he said.
(Edited by Jon Bramley)
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