Former Pakistan speedster Umar Gul has been appointed the brand new bowling trainer of the Afghanistan nationwide staff. Gul will take over the position from Afghanistan’s upcoming excursion of Zimbabwe, the place they’re set to play the limited-overs fixtures.

Particularly, Gul began his post-playing occupation ultimate yr when he changed Abdur Razzaq because the bowling trainer of Quetta Gladiators within the Pakistan Tremendous League (PSL). In April, he used to be hired via the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) as their bowling advisor all the way through a coaching and preparation camp within the United Arab Emirates (UAE). His effectiveness whilst operating with the short bowlers of Afghanistan grew to become out to be the bottom level for the rustic’s cricket board to rope in Gul because the bowling trainer.

“Gul used to be just lately hired via the Afghanistan Cricket Board because the bowling advisor for the just lately held coaching and preparation camp in UAE in April,” stated a observation from the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB).

“The Pakistani veteran labored with the short bowlers in our nationwide lineup, and bearing in mind his effectiveness within the camp in addition to in line with the will, it used to be determined to supply him an everlasting contract because the nationwide staff’s bowling trainer,” the observation added.

Gul, who bid farewell to all sorts of cricket in October 2020, represented Pakistan in 47 Checks, 60 T20Is and 130 ODIs. The correct-armer claimed 163 wickets in red-ball structure and 85 scalps in T20Is. In relation to the 50-over structure, Gul went directly to take 179 wickets. He used to be additionally a member of the Pakistani facet, which gained the T20 International Cup in 2009.

Talking concerning the Afghanistan staff, the white-ball unit left for Zimbabwe on Wednesday afternoon for 3 ODIs and as many T20Is. The ODI leg might be a part of the International Cup Tremendous League, the place Afghanistan are ranked at No. 5 whilst Zimbabwe are in twelfth place.