Raees Ahmadzai has been appointed as director of cricket, Afghanistan Cricket Board said on Monday.
Ahmadzai, a former captain who has also served as coach of under-19 team, replaces British Andy Moles who served in the post since October last year.
“The purpose of the appointment is to strengthen the technical aspect of the game for the national level team, build the capacity of players and to devise and implement plans and policies for the training and development of players,” ACB said in a statement.
Ahmadzai is an experienced national coach who has previously served at various technical positions in ACB including his assignment as the head coach for Afghanistan U19 team, the statement said.