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Afghanistan appoints Indians to cricket coaching staff
The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Monday announced that it has appointed Mandeep Singh as physiotherapist and Rajesh Chauhan as strength and conditioning trainer to serve in its High-Performance Center.
The High-Performance Center (HPC) was recently placed in the Afghanistan Cricket Board’s revamped organizational structure which provides a range of high-performance services across coaching, training, capacity-building programs, medical services and high-performance management, ACB said.
Mandeep Singh has a Master’s Degree in Physiotherapy from CMJ University in India and has worked in Biomechanics, Exercise Therapy, Electric Therapy, Orthopedics, and Ergonomics for over 13 years. He worked as a Junior and Senior Physiotherapist in physiotherapy clinics in 2013 and 2014, and he was the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association’s Team Physiotherapist in 2014, where he assisted players in recognizing physical problems and revising and developing treatment programs.
Rajesh Chauhan, on the other hand, has a Bachelor’s degree in Strength and Conditioning from Setanta College in Ireland, as well as multiple certificates and licenses from various known organizations, including Level 1 & Level 2 Licenses from the Australian Strength & Conditioning Association (ASCA), a Level 3 License (Reps Level 3), a Level O Training Certificate from BCCI, a Personal Trainer Certificate from the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), and a Personal Trainer Certificate from the National Academy.
In addition, he is currently serving the Malaysia Cricket Association as Head Strength and Conditioning Coach from June 2021 till the present and has experience in working as Head Strength and Conditioning Coach and Player management coach with the Singapore Cricket Association from (Feb-June 2020), Head Strength and Conditioning Coach with Kerala Cricket Association (June 2017-Jan 2020), India Blue in Duleep Trophy (Aug 2018), Rajasthan Royals (2018), Cricket Association of Nepal (June 2016 – April 2017) and worked as the same with Zimbabwe Cricket in 2015.
ACB said that the new recruitments will allow it to give significant player development programs to its centrally and domestic contracted cricketers while also ensuring that no other players are taken abroad for injury treatment, allowing the organization to save money and conserve expenditures.
Abu Muslim Farah defeated Khurasan Faryab 2-0 in the 25th match of the sixth season of Afghanistan Champions League Roshan.
The match was played on Saturday at the Afghanistan Football Federation Stadium in Kabul.
Both teams pushed for an opening goal in the first half, but neither side managed to find the net, and the teams went into the break goalless.
Just two minutes into the second half, Abu Muslim Farah broke the deadlock to take a 1-0 lead.
Alireza Panahi later doubled Abu Muslim Farah’s advantage, sealing a 2-0 victory for the Farah side.
Abu Muslim Farah committed 13 fouls and received two yellow cards, while Khorasan Faryab committed seven fouls and received one yellow card.
Matches from the sixth season of the Roshan Afghanistan Champions League are being broadcast live and exclusively on Ariana Television.
Omar Zawak Herat secured a 1-0 victory over Toofan Herat in the 24th match of the sixth season of Afghanistan Champions League Roshan in Kabul.
The match was played on Saturday at the Afghanistan Football Federation Stadium.
Both sides created scoring opportunities in the first half, but neither team managed to find the net before the break.
Omar Zawak Herat broke the deadlock in the 86th minute when Shadab Malikzadah scored with a fine strike to give his side the lead.
Toofan Herat committed eight fouls and received two yellow cards, while Omar Zawak Herat recorded six fouls and received one yellow card and one red card.
Toofan Herat will face Aino Mina Kandahar on September 29, while Omar Zawak Herat will take on Abu Muslim Farah on September 30.
Matches from the sixth season of the Roshan Afghanistan Champions League are being broadcast live on Ariana Television.
Afghanistan are set to face India in the Asian Games cricket quarter-finals after Saturday’s rain-hit match between Nepal and Japan confirmed the Pool A standings.
The quarter-final between India and Afghanistan is scheduled to take place on September 28 in Nisshin, Japan.
Nepal secured first place in the group after Japan’s chase was washed out. Nepal had scored 149 runs for four wickets in 15 overs after being sent in to bat, but persistent rain prevented Japan from starting its innings.
The result saw Nepal advance as Pool A winners, with Afghanistan joining them in the quarter-finals as the other qualifying team. Nepal will face Sri Lanka in the quarter-finals.
Japan have been eliminated from the tournament.
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