Afghanistan name former India fielding coach R Sridhar as assistant coach for NZ and SA series

Sridhar, who was India's fielding coach before T Dilip took over, has been named as Afghanistan's assistant coach for the upcoming bilaterals against New Zealand and South Africa. (AP)

Afghanistan Cricket Board have appointed former India fielding coach R Sridhar as assistant coach for the men’s national team for the upcoming bilateral series against New Zealand and South Africa.

“It is worth mentioning that the Afghanistan Cricket Board has appointed Sridhar as the assistant coach for the one-off Test against New Zealand and the 3-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 board stated.

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