Former South Africa cricketer turned commentator Hylton Deon Ackerman has been appointed Afghanistan's batting coach. His tenure begins with the three-match T20I series against Ireland in March.

Ackerman played four Tests for South Africa, all in 1998, and scored 161 runs from eight innings. He has impressive numbers as a first-class cricketer, with 14,625 runs at an average of 43.65 with 40 hundreds and a high score of 309*.

Former South African cricketer and commentator, Hylton Deon Ackerman has been appointed as the new batting coach of Afghanistan National team. Ackerman will commence his duty in March for Afghanistan's T20I series against @Irelandcricket . pic.twitter.com/enTBSAGxtq — Afghanistan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) January 28, 2020

The coaching staff is headed by his former international teammate Lance Klusener, who was appointed in September last year, a few months after Afghanistan's winless campaign at the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2019.

Afghanistan's last international assignment was against West Indies in November-December 2019. They won the T20I series 2-1, but were swept in the three-match ODI series and beaten comprehensively in the one-off Test in Lucknow.