Former South Africa cricketer turned commentator HD Ackerman was on Wednesday appointed Afghanistan’s batting coach. His tenure begins with the three-match T20I series against Ireland in March, an ICC statement said. Ackerman played four Tests for South Africa, all in 1998, and scored 161 runs from eight innings. He has impressive numbers as a first-class cricketer, with 14,625 runs at an average of 43.65 with 40 hundreds and a high score of 309*. The coaching staff is headed by his former international teammate Lance Klusener, who was appointed in September last year, a few months after Afghanistan’s winless campaign at the 2019 World Cup.
