Former Pakistani skipper made batting coach of Afghanistan

Former Pakistani skipper made batting coach of Afghanistan

Pakistan’s former batting star, Younis Khan has joined Afghanistan’snational side as batting coach. Younis Khan will assist Afghan batters ontheir tour of the UAE.

Afghanistan Cricket Board has appointed the legendary Pakistani batter astheir batting consultant for the upcoming tour of UAE. Younis Khan’sinitial contract with ACB is for three weeks of UAE tour, however, his staywith the side might extend depending upon his impact in the battingdepartment.

Younis Khan has previously worked with Pakistan as a batting coach forabout a year, before resigning in mid-2021 due to differences with PCB.Younis Khan is Pakistan’s most successful batter in the longest formatbeing the only player to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket.

Moreover, Pakistan’s former fast bowler, Umar Gul has been appointed asAfghanistan’s bowling consultant for the UAE tour. Afghanistan team hasalready arrived in UAE for the training camp while the new coaches areexpected to join the team soon.