Andy Flower was working with Punjab Kings as assistant coach for the past two Indian Premier League seasons. KL Rahul, who was Punjab's skipper, is also expected to move to the Sanjiv Goenka-owned franchise.
Afghanistan have also roped in former South African star Lance Klusener as head coach, ex-Australian pacer Shaun Tait as bowling coach besides Andy Flower as batting consultant.
Flower, who had captained Zimbabwe during his playing days, represented the country in 63 Tests and 213 ODIs before switching to coaching.
Vinoo Mankad is one of only three cricketers to have batted in every position during his Test career. Later, he also coached another legendary cricketer and fellow ICC Hall of Fame member, Sunil Gavaskar
Asked to pick a favourite for the four-Test series starting February 5 in Chennai, Flower declined.
Hanuma Vihari and Ravichandran Ashwin batted for 42.4 overs for a 62-run stand to save the match for India
Andy Flower, who is making his IPL debut as Kings XI Punjab assistant coach, said interest in Test cricket remains but the format needs to be managed wisely alongside the T20 boom
Anndy Flower and Henry Olonga "mourn the death of democracy in Zimbabwe", launching an unprecedented attack against the Robert Mugabe government
Kings XI Punjab announced a very strong support staff, featuring some of the best in the business, ahead of the 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL) season on Sunday
After serving as assistant coach, head coach and Lions coach, Andy Flower has left his role with the ECB
He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
The pandemic has made it clear that virtual learning is here to stay. In the West, the big question is whether it will dilute the quality of the college experience and education. In India, which grapples with digital divide, the question remains whether this will reach most people at all.
Even after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, many 'informed' individuals in India continue to deny the virus with unscientific claims and unfounded data. The latest? Omicron will end the pandemic.
Across Asia there are deeply entrenched obstacles to a mode of higher education that is liberal in multiple senses – disciplinary and epistemological but also social and political.
The two incidents in the recent past, one in Mon district of Nagaland and the other at Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, undermined the core principles democracy and federalism.