{"id":30862,"date":"2024-08-16T04:06:36","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T03:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newstimers.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/16\/dodda-ganesh-appointed-head-coach-of-kenya-cricket-team\/"},"modified":"2024-08-16T04:06:36","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T03:06:36","slug":"dodda-ganesh-appointed-head-coach-of-kenya-cricket-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newstimers.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/16\/dodda-ganesh-appointed-head-coach-of-kenya-cricket-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodda Ganesh appointed head coach of Kenya cricket team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Nairobi<\/strong><br \/>Former India all-rounder Dodda Ganesh has been appointed the head coach of the Kenya men&#8217;s cricket team ahead of the 2026 T20 World Cup Africa Qualifiers.<\/p>\n<p>Ganesh, 51, who played four Tests and one ODI for India and scored over 2,000 runs and took 365 wickets for Karnataka in first-class cricket, has the tough task of bringing Kenyan cricket back to its glory days when the team participated in five World Cups between 1996 and 2011.<\/p>\n<p>The best performance of this Associate Member of International Cricket Council (ICC) country so far was in 2003 when they reached the semi-finals of the ODI World Cup held in South Africa under the presence of an Indian head coach in the form of Sandeep Patil. Kenya has qualified for only one T20 World Cup tournament, which was in 2007.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, Kenyan cricket has been on a downward slide. They will face Papua New Guinea, Qatar, Denmark and Jersey in the ICC Division Two Challenge League in September and the T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier in October. The 2026 Men&#8217;s T20 World Cup will be jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n<p>Ganesh said he is looking forward to the new role. &#8220;It is an honour for me to be appointed the head coach of the Kenya cricket team,&#8221; the former India cricketer posted on &#8216;X&#8217;. In a video shared by the media here, Ganesh can be seen interacting with senior officials of Kenya Cricket. Former Kenya internationals Lameck Onyango and Joseph Angara will be Ganesh&#8217;s assistant coaches.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NairobiFormer India all-rounder Dodda Ganesh has been appointed the head coach of the Kenya men&#8217;s cricket team ahead of the 2026 T20 World Cup Africa Qualifiers. 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