Captains, head coaches of all 5 APL franchises announced — Pajhwok

KABUL (Pajhwok): Captains and head coaches of all five teams for the second edition of the Afghanistan Premier League (APL) have been announced, with Rashid Khan set to lead Kandahar Warriors. The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) said the captains and head coaches of all five APL teams had been officially confirmed. Rashid Khan will captain Kandahar Warriors, Azmatullah Omarzai will lead Akcel United Kabul, Rahmanullah Gurbaz will captain Nangarhar, Rahmat Shah will lead Paktia and Ibrahim Zadran will captain Balkh. The franchises have also confirmed their head coaches. Ravi Bopara will coach Kandahar Warriors, Shane McDermott Akcel United Kabul, Toby Radford Nangarhar, Azhar Mahmood Paktia and Mickey Arthur Balkh. The ACB had previously announced that the second edition of the APL would be held towards the end of 2026. The inaugural edition of the tournament was held in 2018.