Rashid Khan admits he rushed back to cricket too early after back surgery
Afghanistan mystery spinner Rashid Khan admitted that he underperformed due to his impatience with his recovery after back surgery.
Richard Pybus named Afghanistan head coach following Jonathan Trott departure
Trott leaves the role after three-and-a-half-years in charge after Afghanistan failed to make it out of the group stages at the ongoing T20 World Cup.
The 61-year-old Pybus has extensive coaching experience on the international circuit having been in charge of Pakistan from 1999 to 2003.
Pybus had a short-lived tenure as the head coach of Bangladesh in 2013 while he worked six years with the West Indies, fulfilling different roles such as director of cricket, a high-performance expert and head coach during his stay in the Caribbean.
He also had coaching stints in domestic cricket in England, with county side Middlesex, and in South Africa with the Titans.
Pubus will start in stint with Afghanistan in March in UAE, where they will play Sri Lanka in three ODIs and three T20Is.
Afghanistan great Rashid Khan to sit out most Test matches
An ongoing injury has forced Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan to step away from Test cricket at the ripe old age of 27.
Jonathan Trott cools speculation on England role as he departs Afghanistan
Jonathan Trott admits he has the ambition to be England head coach in the future but will take his time deciding his next move after departing the role with Afghanistan.
ICC Men's T20 World Cup: Ibrahim Zadran's 95 powers Afghanistan to 82-run win over Canada
Afghanistan delivered a clinical all-round performance in Chennai to defeat Canada by 82 runs in Group D, underlining their growing authority in T20 cricket.