COLOMBO – Former Sri Lankan batsman Avishka Gunawardene has been appointed because the batting coach for group Afghanistan for the upcoming restricted over collection towards Pakistan.
Gunawardene, who has been just lately cleared of corruption costs towards him, has confirmed his involvement within the ODI collection, to be held in Sri Lanka; nevertheless, the Afghan authorities expressed want to appoint him for an extended stint, per stories.
On Wednesday, the Afghanistan Cricket Board introduced the event on Twitter. “Amidst the political unrest, Afghan officials announced the appointment of Avishka Gunawardene, the former Sri Lankan batsman and a current coach to take the charges as a batting consultant of the national team only for the upcoming Pakistan series”, the tweet reads.
Amidst the political unrest, @ACBofficials yesterday introduced the appointment of Avishka Gunawardene, the previous Sri Lankan batsman & a present coach to take the fees as a batting advisor of the nationwide group just for the upcoming Pakistan collection. #PeaceForAfghanistan https://t.co/0XlNfgQSN6
— Cricket Afghanistan (@AFG_Sports) August 18, 2021
Earlier, former South African batsman Hylton Deon Ackerman was appointed because the batting coach whereas this would be the first main project of Gunawardene since being cleared of corruption costs referring to alleged breaches of the Emirates Cricket Board’s anti-corruption code through the T10 match within the UAE in 2017.
The Afghan authorities have additionally appointed former Australian pacer Shaun Tait as bowling coach for a interval of 5 months.
In the meantime, Afghanistan is scheduled to play a three-match ODI collection towards Pakistan in Colombo from September 1. The collection was initially scheduled to be held in Dubai however moved to Sri Lankan capital attributable to a battle with the Indian Tremendous League, which additionally began within the Gulf state in September.
