After directing Afghanistan to victory in the recent ODI and T20 series against Zimbabwe, former Pakistan skipper Inzamam ul-Haq has now agreed to coach the team for the next two years.
"I spoke to Inzamam and he has accepted a two-year contract with the Afghanistan team which will do them a lot of good. Inzamam is satisfied with what he saw in Zimbabwe and believes that the Afghanistan team has good cricket talent and can move ahead," the former Afghanistan coach Kabir Khan was quoted by ESPNcricinfo.
Kabir further lauded Inzamam and said that the latter could contribute a lot to improve the batting standards of his side.
"Inzamam is a cricket great and he can do a lot to improve their batting standards. And his caliber and stature is such that he will remain above any petty politics which have hurt the Afghanistan cricket," he said.
Inzamam is the third Pakistan cricketer after former wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif and former all-rounder Kabir Khan to coach the Afghans.
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