Inzamam-ul-Haq Resigns as Afghanistan National Cricket Coach
Inzamam-ul-Haq guided Afghanistan to the Super 10 stage of the ICC World T20 2016 held in India
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Inzamam guided Afghanistan to the Super 10s at the World T20
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He is set to be be appointed as Pakistan Cricket Board's chief selector
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Inzamam has played 378 ODIs and 120 Tests for Pakistan
Pakistan batting great Inzamam-ul-Haq has resigned from his job as Afghanistan coach, the Afghan cricket board said on Sunday, and is set to be appointed as the Pakistan Cricket Board's chief selector. (Inzamam-ul-Haq Wants More Time to Decide on Pakistan Chief Selector's Job)
Inzamam guided Afghanistan to the Super 10 stage of the ICC World Twenty20 2016 held in India, with the team defeating the mighty West Indies. (Inzamam Says Cricket Will Flourish in Afghanistan if There is Peace)
Afghanistan cricket board spokesman, Farid Hotak, confirmed Inzamam's resignation.
"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.
Hotak said Inzamam's contract was for one year and that he served for several months as coach for the Afghan cricket team.
Inzamam played in 378 one-day internationals and 120 Test matches representing his country.