Afghanistan Cricket Board Appoints Richard Pybus as New Head Coach

Kabul. The Afghanistan Cricket Board has appointed England-born veteran coach Richard Pybus as the new head coach of its national team.

Afghanistan has handed the responsibility of the team for all formats to Pybus following the departure of Jonathan Trott, who completed a successful tenure of three years, coinciding with the conclusion of the T20 World Cup.

Pybus will take command of the team ahead of the series against Sri Lanka scheduled for next month in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Although Pybus's own playing career was cut short due to injury, he has established a distinct identity worldwide as a coach.

During his tenure as the head coach of Pakistan from 1999 to 2003, he guided the team to the final of the 1999 One Day International World Cup. Furthermore, he has also served as the head coach for Bangladesh and the West Indies.

He spent six years with the West Indies as a director and high-performance specialist, and he also has considerable coaching experience in the domestic leagues of England and South Africa.

Afghanistan, which was placed in the Group of Death in the recently concluded T20 World Cup, was eliminated in the group stage after losing to New Zealand and South Africa. Following that disappointing performance in the World Cup, the challenge of taking the team to new heights now rests on Pybus's shoulders.

He will begin his new journey with the three-match ODI and three-match T20 International series against Sri Lanka, which will take place in the UAE from March 13 to 25.