Hamid Hassan has been appointed as the bowling coach of Afghanistan
Former fast bowler Hamid Hassan has been appointed as Afghanistan’s bowling coach starting with the three-match T20I series against Pakistan later this month.
Hamid Hassan was quoted as saying in a release by the ACB –
“Cricket has been my life over the past two-three decades. And is in fact something that has been my passion for my whole life. It’s a difficult decision for me to retire from the game I love the most, but I’m doing this for the sake of my country and my team.”
Hassan replaced former Pakistan fast bowler Umar Gul. Gul whose contract expired at the start of the year after the Afghanistan Cricket Board only extended the contracts of head coach Jonathan Trott and fielding coach Ryan Marron.
Hamid Hassan added –
“At the same time. I’m honored and pleased to have the opportunity to take the role of the bowling coach of our national team. I have enjoyed every bit of my playing career with this team. And the opportunity to work with our young bowling group is something I am looking forward to.”
“I’ve been watching our fast bowling group closely. And I am excited to work with them to make this group as strong as or even stronger than our spinning department.”
