Former South Africa all-rounder Lance Klusener will step down as head coach of the Afghanistan workforce when his contract expires on December 31.
Klusener, who was appointed in September 2019, mentioned he wouldn’t renew his contract.
“After spending two years with the team, I will take some memorable moments with me,” he mentioned in an announcement on Monday.
“As I move away from the Afghanistan cricket team and its cricket structure, I look forward to the next phase of my coaching career and the opportunities it brings.” Klusener took over as Afghanistan coach from Andy Moles, who was serving in an interim capability following the ouster of Phil Simmons after the 2019 World Cup.
Klusener’s contract was then prolonged till the top of 2021.
Although Afghanistan hardly performed any cricket in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the workforce did fairly effectively underneath Klusener, successful three out of 1 Test, three of six ODIs and 9 of 14.
During his first sequence as head coach, Afghanistan defeated West Indies 2–1 within the T20I sequence performed in India. They beat Ireland 3-0 in ODIs and 2-1 in T20I sequence earlier this 12 months.
Afghanistan crashed out of the group stage after successful two out of their 5 matches within the just lately concluded T20 World Cup.
Considered probably the greatest South African all-rounders throughout his taking part in days (1996 to 2004), Klusener scored 1906 runs and took 80 wickets in 49 Tests. He additionally scored 3576 runs and took 192 wickets in 171 ODIs.
He has held numerous teaching roles after his retirement, working with worldwide and home groups in addition to IPL franchises.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
