Kabul ,Graham Thorpe, a former England batsman, has been named the new head coach of Afghanistan’s cricket team.
The 52-year-old takes over from ex-South African all-rounder Lance Klusener, who resigned by mutual agreement in November.
The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) announced Thorpe’s appointment on Tuesday.
The ACB said in a statement that former English middle-order batsman Thorpe has been appointed as the new head coach of our national men’s cricket team.
The batting coach was Thorpe until the team lost 4-0 in the Ashes in Australia.
Thorpe, a left-handed batsman, played for England in 100 Test matches between 1987 and 2002, scoring 6744 runs at 44.66 with 16 centuries. He also made a lot of runs.
He also played 82 one-day internationals for England before turning to coaching.
The ACB said that Thorpe was chosen after a comprehensive procedure.
“The ACB had initiated a search for a new head coach, and Thorpe was chosen as the best possible candidate for the role,“ the statement said.
Afghanistan’s next task is a five-match Twenty20 series in Ireland before heading to Sri Lanka for the Asia Cup and Australia for the Twenty20 World Cup.
