Months after he stop his job as Afghanistan’s head coach, former South African all-rounder Lance Klusener has re-joined the Zimbabwe senior males’s nationwide workforce as their batting coach.
The 50-year-old Klusener’s appointment was confirmed by the Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) Board throughout its assembly on Monday night.
Klusener will take over from former Zimbabwe cricketer Stuart Matsikenyeri, who will now transfer to the place of assistant coach, whereas India’s Lalchand Rajput stays in cost as head coach of the nationwide facet.
Klusener beforehand served as Zimbabwe’s batting coach between 2016 and 2018.
Klusener had stop his job as Afghanistan head coach in November final yr, asserting that he received’t be in search of an extension after 2021.
“Having spent two years with the workforce, I’ll take away some memorable moments with me. As I stroll away from Afghanistan cricket workforce and its cricketing construction, I sit up for the subsequent stage in my teaching profession and alternatives it brings,” Klusener had said at the time of quitting his Afghanistan job.
Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) is also in the process of finalising the appointment of a bowling coach and a fitness trainer for the men’s national team.
Meanwhile, Craig Ervine has been confirmed as Zimbabwe’s captain for ODIs and T20Is. ZC said in a statement that, “he has been entrusted with the full-time responsibility after he led the national team for the limited-overs tours to Ireland, Scotland and Sri Lanka as interim skipper.”
Sean Williams has been retained as Zimbabwe’s Test captain.
Zimbabwe males’s workforce technical employees: Lalchand Rajput (head coach), Stuart Matsikenyeri (assistant coach), Lance Klusener (batting coach), Shepherd Makunura (fielding coach), Mufaro Chiturumani (analyst), Travor Wambe (physiotherapist).
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