(Reuters) – Afghanistan head coach Lance Klusener will go away on the finish of his contract subsequent month by mutual settlement, the nation’s cricket board (ACB) introduced on Tuesday.
The previous South Africa all-rounder was appointed in September 2019 and led Afghanistan at this yr’s Twenty20 World Cup, the place they received two of 5 matches within the group levels.
The ACB mentioned that it had mutually determined with Klusener to not prolong his contract, which is because of expire on Dec. 31.
“Afghanistan Cricket Board and the nationwide cricket crew have had the teaching providers of Mr. Lance Klusener for greater than two years; shared and can take away some thrilling reminiscences from his tenure,” the ACB mentioned in a press release https://cricket.af/put up/acb,-klusener-decided-to-end-coaching-contract.
Underneath Klusener, Afghanistan received certainly one of their three check matches, three out of six one-day internationals and 9 out of 14 T20 internationals.
“The ACB has launched the recruitment course of for hiring a brand new head coach and is trying ahead to having the providers of one other affordable choice to exchange Lance Klusener as the pinnacle coach of Afghanistan for the upcoming occasions,” it added.
Cricket’s governing physique, the ICC, has arrange a working group to find out the way forward for the sport nL4N2S81D3 in Afghanistan underneath the Taliban authorities.
Afghanistan’s outstanding rise in cricket lately has been the game’s greatest fairytale story however the strife-torn nation dangers worldwide isolation following the nation’s Taliban takeover in August.
(Reporting by Manasi Pathak in Bengaluru; Enhancing by Ken Ferris)
