Overview

• Afghanistan Cricket Board confirmed the appointments and said both staffers have linked up with the Abu Dhabi training camp.
• The tri-nation T20I series in Sharjah begins on August 29 with Pakistan and hosts UAE completing the field.
• The camp also tunes the squad for the ACC Men’s T20 Asia Cup, which starts on September 9.
• John Mooney returns after serving as Afghanistan’s fielding coach in 2018–2019 and holds ECB Level 1–3 coaching certificates.
• Nirmalan Thanabalasingam is the Desert Vipers’ physiotherapist in the ILT20 and previously led high-performance rehab at Sri Lanka Cricket.