Former Australian cricketer Stuart Law
Stuart Law will take over from South African Lance Klusener, who had ended his affiliation with the Afghanistan group in September final 12 months after deciding to not renew his contract.
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- Last Updated:February 19, 2022, 21:22 IST
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Former Australian cricketer Stuart Law was on Saturday named because the interim coach of the Afghanistan group forward of its tour of Bangladesh for a restricted over sequence.
The 53-year-old Law will take over from South African Lance Klusener, who had ended his affiliation with the Afghanistan group in September final 12 months after deciding to not renew his contract.
“Former Australian middle-order batter Stuart Grant Law has been named because the interim head coach of our nationwide males’s cricket group for the Bangladesh Series. He has already reached Bangladesh and can step up into the function of interim head coach forward of the upcoming ODI and T20I sequence in opposition to aspect,” ACB said in a statement.
“ACB has launched the recruitment process for hiring a new head coach and is looking forward to having the services of another reasonable option as the permanent head coach of Afghanistan for the upcoming events.”
Law, who performed a lone Test in 1995, featured in 54 ODIs from 1994 to 1999, scoring 1237 runs. He is the third all-time highest run-getter for Queensland within the Sheffield Shield.
He was Sri Lanka’s interim coach earlier than the 2011 World Cup and likewise had a stint as the pinnacle coach of Bangladesh in 2011-2012, main the aspect to their first Asia Cup ultimate. He was additionally West Indies’ head coach on a two-year contract in 2017. He had additionally served as advisor with the Australian group in 2016.
Afghanistan National Team is presently present process a preparation and conditioning camp in Bangladesh forward of the beginning of the ODI sequence in opposition to the house aspect.
The first of the three ODIs is scheduled to be performed on February 23, with the 2nd and third ODI to be performed on February twenty fifth and twenty eighth. The two T20Is are scheduled for March third and fifth respectively.
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