Former Indian First-Class batter Abhay Sharma has been appointed as the coach of Uganda Cricket Team. The new coach will start his tenure from the upcoming showpiece tournament of ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

Abhay Sharma
Lawrence Mahatlane was Uganda's coach and he gave Uganda Cricket team their best gift, as under his stint Uganda was qualified for T20 World Cup. After his departure, Jackson Ogwang came as the interim coach. However, after the arrival of Abhay, Jackson will be the assistant coach of the side.

Sharma has already arrived in Uganda and is looking forward to his time in charge of the emerging African team.

"I am very grateful for this opportunity to work with a bunch of talented cricketers," Sharma said.

"Having been in Uganda for just a couple of days, it already feels like my second home. The people here are lovely, and the setting is reminiscent of India."

"What I have seen in the data is that we have lost a couple of opportunities in the field," Sharma noted of Uganda's run in November's African leg of qualification that saw them book their spot at this year's T20 World Cup.

“And yet even after missing out on those chances, we still qualified for the World Cup.
"Imagine how much better we can perform if we address these lapses. With enhanced game awareness and mental fortitude, we can compete with the world’s best teams on any given day."

Uganda's first match at the T20 World Cup will be against a sub-continent giant Afghanistan in Guyana on 5th June.