It was indeed a surprise call up for Merrion's Tyrone Kane ahead of the T20 World Cup qualifiers in 2015. He was picked up for a bilateral series against Scotland and also featured in a couple of World Cup qualifiers before being out of favor till he was recalled for Ireland's debut Test.

Tyrone Kane came up the ranks through age group cricket was part of Ireland's under 19 which participated in the 2012 under-19 World Cup. Tyrone was their MVP as he top-scored for Ireland with 197 runs from 6 games and also picked up 5 wickets. His medium pace though was something that he has gone on to nurture and is seen more of a bowling all-rounder now-a-days.

Kane also picked up a hat-trick for his team Leinster Lightning in the 2015 inter-provincial T20 tourney in Ireland.