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Richard Pybus Appointed Afghanistan Cricket Head Coach | Sports-Games

On Tuesday, the Afghanistan Cricket Board appointed Richard Pybus as the men's head coach, and he will join AfghanAtalan ahead of the Sri Lanka series next month.
ACB said it hired Pybus because of his national-record nine South African domestic and franchise championships and his high-performance work tied to the 2016 ICC World Cup treble.
Pybus's international resume includes coaching Pakistan cricket team to the 1999 ICC World Cup final and being twice named South African Cricket Coach of the Year.
Player-Development experience suggests immediate coaching benefits for AfghanAtalan, as Pybus developed Mohammad Rizwan and Faf du Plessis and worked extensively with Dale Steyn.
His West Indies high-performance experience and senior Bangladesh Cricket role in 2013 position Pybus to influence Afghanistan's program long-term, ACB said.

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