Afghanistan appoint R Sridhar as assistant coach

The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has signed up R Sridhar as assistant coach for Afghanistan's upcoming series against New Zealand and South Africa. Sridhar had served as India's fielding coach from 2014-21, working as a part of Ravi Shastri's support staff. Afghanistan, trained by previous Britain hitter Jonathan Trott, have an oddball Test against New Zealand in Noida from September 9, trailed by three ODIs against South Africa in Sharjah from September 18. Sridhar, 54, is a previous left-arm spinner who played for Hyderabad in the Indian homegrown circuit during the 1990s. He started his training profession in 2001, and proceeded to work at the Public Cricket Foundation in Bengaluru, with the India Under-19s at the 2014 World Cup, and with Rulers XI Punjab at the IPL, paving the way to his long spell with India's senior side. Sridhar is a Level-3 confirmed mentor. The ACB said in a proclamation that Sridhar's job with Afghanistan accompanies the chance of a more drawn out term contract from now on.