Inzamam resigns as Afghanistan coach

Inzamam-ul-Haq, former Pakistan captain, has stepped down as the coach of the Afghanistan coach, the Afghan Cricket Board confirmed on Sunday (April 17). Inzamam is set to be appointed as the Pakistan Cricket Board’s chief selector.

Inzamam guided Afghanistan to the Super 10 stage of the recent World Twenty20 held in India, with the team defeating the mighty West Indies.

Afghanistan cricket board spokesman, Farid Hotak, confirmed Inzamam’s resignation. Hotak said Inzamam’s contract was for one year and that he served for several months as coach for the Afghan cricket team.

“Today Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Shahryar Khan called the Afghan cricket board chief, Shafiq Stanikzai, and requested to release the batting great Inzamam-ul-Haq from his contract,” he told AFP.