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Coronavirus: Afghanistan cricket board announces 25% pay cut for coaches

Head coach Lance Klusener, batting coach HD Ackermann and assistant coach Nawroz Mangal are among those impacted by the decision

Afghanistan cricket team. File photo: Reuters

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Afghanistan cricket team. According to media reports, ACB has paid all its centrally contracted players for the first quarter of 2020 but their retainership structure could be reviewed if the five T20I tour of Zimbabwe doesn't go ahead. File photo: R

Agencies New Delhi and Kabul

2 min read Last Updated : May 12 2020 | 11:27 AM IST

The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has announced a 25 per cent pay cut of the coaching staff in May to deal with the financial crisis emerged due to coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.

Head coach Lance Klusener, batting coach HD Ackermann and assistant coach Nawroz Mangal are among those impacted by the decision.

According to a report in cricket website ESPNcricinfo, salary cut could jump to 50 per cent in June if its tour to Zimbabwe in June will get cancelled.

"This is part of our cost saving strategy as we have been also impacted by the Covid-19 crisis,"

Topics : Coronavirus Afghanistan cricket team sports

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