The 61-year-old Pybus has a distinguished international coaching career, having previously served as coach of Pakistan and West Indies.
“His recognised coaching journey includes serving as Head Coach, Director of Cricket, and Head of High Performance for the West Indies cricket team from 2013 to 2019. During this period, he designed and managed the high-performance structure that led to a historic treble of ICC World Cup victories in 2016, when the West Indies Men’s, Women’s, and U19 teams all secured world titles in a single calendar year, which marked the first in the history of international cricket,” the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) said in a statement.
“Previously, Pybus served as Head Coach of the Pakistan National Cricket Team and guided the side to the ICC Cricket World Cup Final in 1999, which they lost to Australia. He has also held a senior leadership role with the Bangladesh Cricket in 2013. Domestically, he has a strong coaching record in South African domestic & franchise cricket, where the teams under his guidance secured nine championship titles, which is also a national record. Additionally, he was named South African Cricket Coach of the Year twice,” the ACB statement added.
Moreover, Pybus has also played a significant role in the development of Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan and South Africa’s Faf du Plessis. He has also worked extensively with Dale Steyn.
Pybus will join AfghanAtalan ahead of the white-ball series against Sri Lanka, which begins next month.
Published on Feb 24, 2026
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