How 'ambitious' Wilson plans to grow Irish cricket

How 'ambitious' Wilson plans to grow Irish cricketImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Gary Wilson is the first Irish-born head coach of the men's international side in more than 30 yearsByAndy GrayBBC Sport NI JournalistPublished1 minute agoJust 24 hours after the historic series win over Twenty20 world champions India in Belfast, Ireland had a new coach. On Monday morning, it was announced that Heinrich Malan would leave his role after four years in the job, and be replaced by former international Gary Wilson.Wilson, who retired in 2020 with 292 international appearances after 15 years in green, will become the first home-grown head coach of Ireland's men's team in more than 30 years. Wilson sat down with BBC Sport NI's Haydn Parry to discuss building on the India win, succession planning, ambition and the depth of Irish cricket.Wilson replaces Malan as Ireland head coachPublished6 hours agoWas historic weekend the biggest in Irish cricket history?Published19 hours agoSuccession planningWhile Malan's departure a day after a historic win may have come as a shock, Wilson said that internally "the succession plan has been there for a period of time".Since he retired in 2020, the 40-year-old moved into coaching and was assistant under Malan - something Wilson said he is "grateful for" as it helped him be in a position to take over with their "unbelievably good working relationship"."I made no secret to Cricket Ireland that I was ambitious and this is the job I wanted," he said."Obviously, I'll have my own ideas and the way I want to go about things and no doubt over a period of time relationships with the guys will change. "Being an assistant coach with the guys is very, very different to being the head coach, but at the forefront for me is relationships and communication."Wilson admitted he will have to make some difficult decisions, and he wants honesty to be at the he...