NEW DELHI: The
Afghanistan Cricket Board
(ACB) announced on Wednesday that
Ramakrishnan Sridhar
, the former fielding coach of the
Indian national team
, has been appointed as the
assistant coach
for Afghanistan's
national cricket team
.
Sridhar's initial assignment will be to work with the team during their upcoming one-off Test match against
New Zealand
and the subsequent three-match
ODI series
against
South Africa
.
"The Afghanistan Cricket Board wish Sridhar fills the role effectively and hope to have long term contract with him in the future," the ACB said in a statement.
Afghanistan is set to face New Zealand in Noida starting from September 9, followed by a series of three ODI matches against South Africa in Sharjah, commencing on September 18.
Sridhar, aged 54, brings extensive coaching experience to the table, having worked at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) and in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He began his stint as India's fielding coach under the leadership of former head coach Ravi Shastri, and was an integral part of the team from 2014 to 2021.