Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) on Friday announced that Lance Klusener will step down from his role as batting coach of the senior men’s team with immediate effect after reaching a mutual agreement with the country’s cricket governing body.
Klusener leaving the batting coach role comes just ten days before Zimbabwe start their Men’s T20 World Cup campaign against Ireland in Group B of first round of the tournament at Hobart.
In an official statement, ZC said that according to Klusener’s agent, the decision follows his desire to pursue professional engagements around the globe which will impact his full-time availability for the national team’s programmes.
Klusener had rejoined the Zimbabwe senior men’s team as batting coach in March this year, after he had previously served in the same position between 2016 and 2018. Last month, he was named as head coach of newbies Morrisville SAMP Army in the Abu Dhabi T10 League.
“We are grateful to Lance for everything he has contributed during his time with us, including helping us to qualify for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 which gets underway in Australia in a few days.”
