New Delhi, Former first-class cricketer Abhay Sharma is set to be appointed the head coach of the Uganda national team ahead of his debut in the upcoming T20 World Cup.
Sharma has the experience of serving as the fielding coach of India A and India-19 and has also worked with the Indian women's cricket team. The 54-year-old player's last coaching stint was with the Delhi Ranji team.
In November, Uganda became the last team to qualify for the T20 World Cup and in June the USA and West Indies. Namibia was the other organization to qualify for the ICC competition from the Africa Qualifier."Abhay Sharma has been offered the position of head coach of the Uganda national team. He is expected to take charge soon," a source said.
Uganda will begin their World Cup preparations next week with a fortnight-long training camp in Sri Lanka, where they will also play warm-up matches against local teams.
The World Cup will be the largest ever in terms of participants, with an unprecedented 20 teams taking part. Other supporting nations that will be seen in action include the hosts USA, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Scotland, Canada and the Netherlands.20 teams will be divided into four groups of five each. The top two teams from each group will advance to the Super Eight stage, where the remaining teams will be divided into two groups of four each.
The top two in each group will advance to the semi-finals and then the final.
Uganda will play its T20 World Cup league matches in Guyana and Trinidad. They begin their campaign against Afghanistan in Guyana on June 3 and then take on PNG and West Indies at the same venue on June 5 and June 8.They will play their final league match against New Zealand on June 14 in Trinidad.
In November, they defeated Rwanda to ensure World CU qualification for the first time. Other teams Uganda defeated in the Africa qualifiers included Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Nigeria and Kenya, losing only to co-qualifiers Namibia.
Sharma has the experience of serving as the fielding coach of India A and India-19 and has also worked with the Indian women's cricket team. The 54-year-old player's last coaching stint was with the Delhi Ranji team.
In November, Uganda became the last team to qualify for the T20 World Cup and in June the USA and West Indies. Namibia was the other organization to qualify for the ICC competition from the Africa Qualifier."Abhay Sharma has been offered the position of head coach of the Uganda national team. He is expected to take charge soon," a source said.
Uganda will begin their World Cup preparations next week with a fortnight-long training camp in Sri Lanka, where they will also play warm-up matches against local teams.
The World Cup will be the largest ever in terms of participants, with an unprecedented 20 teams taking part. Other supporting nations that will be seen in action include the hosts USA, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Scotland, Canada and the Netherlands.20 teams will be divided into four groups of five each. The top two teams from each group will advance to the Super Eight stage, where the remaining teams will be divided into two groups of four each.
The top two in each group will advance to the semi-finals and then the final.
Uganda will play its T20 World Cup league matches in Guyana and Trinidad. They begin their campaign against Afghanistan in Guyana on June 3 and then take on PNG and West Indies at the same venue on June 5 and June 8.They will play their final league match against New Zealand on June 14 in Trinidad.
In November, they defeated Rwanda to ensure World CU qualification for the first time. Other teams Uganda defeated in the Africa qualifiers included Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Nigeria and Kenya, losing only to co-qualifiers Namibia.
