Paul Stirling has been named the stand-in Ireland T20I skipper for the quadrangular series in Oman and the Afghanistan series in India with regular captain Gary Wilson missing out due to an eye condition. Stirling will be leading Ireland for the first time in his career as the selectors announced four different squads for the national side's upcoming assignments.

"It's a privilege to have been asked to captain the side in Gary's absence, I will relish the challenge," Stirling said. "Having started off in this side as a young player in 2008, the influence of senior players like Trent Johnston, Kyle McCallan, Andrew White and Ed Joyce were huge in developing the cricketer and the person. Myself, along with the other senior players and management in this squad, will look to create an environment where players coming through who are hungry for success can flourish both on and off the field."

Even though Wilson is expected to recover from a condition that impacted his vision, the selectors have played it safe by allowing him more recovery time ahead of a tight home season. Selectors have also included a few uncapped players in the squad who managed to impress during the ongoing Ireland Wolves tour of Sri Lanka.

"With regards to some of the new faces, there is no denying the performances of James McCollum, James Cameron-Dow, Shane Getkate and Harry Tector on the current Ireland Wolves tour have impressed selectors," Andrew White, Chair of National Men's Selectors, said.

"For McCollum, it hasn't just been his runs but the manner in which he has scored them in subcontinent conditions that has impressed us most. His assuredness at the top of the order has been an asset for the Wolves team, and builds on his first-class performances last season for the Northern Knights. James Cameron-Dow may, for many fans, come as a bit of an unexpected surprise on this Wolves tour - but we have had our eye on him for a while now. His two five-wicket hauls in the red-ball Wolves games certainly stood out, but his progress and development throughout the tour has been promising. He certainly offers us a good spin option for the Indian wickets we will play on against Afghanistan.

"Shane Getkate has had an outstanding white-ball series for the Wolves in Sri Lanka and Harry Tector has been a consistent performer at under-age levels, and now led two national teams - the Under-19s squad to the World Cup last year and now the Ireland Wolves. His century last week for the Wolves showed the talent and leadership attributes we believe he will bring into the senior set-up," he added.

Ireland will play a game each against Oman, Scotland and Netherlands in the quadrangular tournament next month in Oman before kickstarting a long tour of India that will see them play three T20Is, five ODIs and one Test, all against Afghanistan in Dehradun, their opponent's adopted home.

Quadrangular tournament squad: Paul Stirling (C), Andrew Balbirnie, Peter Chase, George Dockrell, Shane Getkate, Josh Little, Andrew McBrine, Kevin O'Brien, Stuart Poynter, Boyd Rankin, Simi Singh, Harry Tector, Stuart Thompson, Lorcan Tucker

Afghanistan series T20 squad: Paul Stirling (C), Andrew Balbirnie, Peter Chase, George Dockrell, Shane Getkate, Josh Little, Andrew McBrine, Kevin O'Brien, Stuart Poynter, Boyd Rankin, James Shannon, Simi Singh, Harry Tector, Stuart Thompson, Lorcan Tucker

Afghanistan series ODI squad: William Porterfield (C), Andrew Balbirnie, James Cameron-Dow, Peter Chase, George Dockrell, Andrew McBrine, Barry McCarthy, James McCollum, Tim Murtagh, Kevin O'Brien, Stuart Poynter, Boyd Rankin, Simi Singh, Paul Stirling, Lorcan Tucker

Afghanistan series Test squad: William Porterfield (C), Andrew Balbirnie, James Cameron-Dow, George Dockrell, Andrew McBrine, Barry McCarthy, James McCollum, Tim Murtagh, Kevin O'Brien, Stuart Poynter, Boyd Rankin, Simi Singh, Paul Stirling, Stuart Thompson, Lorcan Tucker