Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has named Toby Radford as the national team’s batting coach for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, replacing Andrew Puttick. Radford, a former first-class cricketer, will join the squad during the T20I series against the West Indies.
In addition to Radford, Robert Ahmun has been appointed as the team’s new strength and conditioning trainer. Both Radford and Ahmun will serve for a year, starting with the upcoming T20I series before the World Cup. The ACB expressed its satisfaction with the new appointments in a recent release.
Radford, a renowned Welsh cricket coach and ECB Level 4 certified coach, is currently coaching the Dhaka Capitals in the Bangladesh Premier League 2026. Meanwhile, Ahmun, an elite strength and conditioning specialist from Cardiff, Wales, previously worked with the England and Wales Cricket Board as the head of performance science and medicine.
Afghanistan is placed in Pool D for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, competing against New Zealand, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates, and Canada. Their first match is scheduled against New Zealand on February 8 in Chennai. In the 2024 T20 World Cup, Afghanistan made their first semi-final appearance, losing to South Africa.
