Former Sri Lanka cricketer Gunawardene appointed Afghanistan batting coach

Former Sri Lanka cricketer and Sri Lanka A coach Avishka Gunawardene has been appointed batting coach of Afghanistan, while former Australian cricketer Shaun Tait has been signed as their bowling coach, the Afghanistan Cricket Board has announced.

Gunawardene’s signing was made public via the Afghanistan Cricket Board’s official social media channels.

Afghanistan are scheduled to play Pakistan in an ODI series in Sri Lanka next month.

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