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Graham Thorpe appointed head coach of Afghanistan Cricket News – Times of India

March 29, 2022
Bharat Times

Former England batsman Graham Thorpe The country’s cricket board (ACB) on Tuesday announced that he has been appointed as the head coach of the Afghanistan senior men’s team.
Thorpe, who played 100 Test matches for England between 1993-2005, stepped down as England’s batting coach in February after a 4–0 Ashes loss to Australia.

The 52-year-old was among the many departures from the England set-up, including the head coach Chris Silverwood and managing director Ashley Gilesand faced criticism for multiple batting collapses by the team in Australia.
Thorpe will replace South Africa lance klusnerWho had left the role of Afghanistan in November last year.
“ACB had started the recruitment process for the recruitment of a new head coach, through which Graham Thorpe was selected as the best available nominee for the position,” the board said in a statement.
“He will step into the role of head coach ahead of Afghanistan’s upcoming international events.”