The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) said Wednesday that Hamid Hassan will take over as the national team&s bowling coach.Hassan has a long history as a national cricketer and will take up his new role during Afghanistan&s upcoming three-match T20I series against Pakistan in the UAE later this month.Following the announcement of his appointment, Hassan said: &Cricket has been my life over the past two-three decades and is in fact something that has been my passion for my whole life.

It&s a difficult decision for me to retire from the game I love the most, but I&m doing this for the sake of my country and my team.&He went on to say that &at the same time, I&m honored and pleased to have the opportunity to take the role of the bowling coach of our National Team.

I have enjoyed every bit of my playing career with this team, and the opportunity to work with our young bowling group is something I am looking forward to.

I&ve been watching our fast bowling group closely and am excited to work with them to make this group as strong as or even stronger than our spinning department.&Hamid Hassan has played 38 ODIs for Afghanistan from 2009-2019, picking up 59 wickets at 22.54 with the best per-inning figures of 5/45 to his name.

He has also represented Afghanistan in 25 T20 Internationals (T20Is) during the period, having picked 35 wickets at 16.57 having the best figures of 4/22 to his name in the format.The announcement comes just two weeks away from Afghanistan&s series against Pakistan which starts on March 25.The post Cricket: Hamid Hassan appointed as national team&s bowling coach first appeared on Ariana News.