INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Monday announced the appointment of Nicholas Trevor Lee as the new Strength - Conditioning Trainer
Lee is set to join the team on February 23, ahead of Afghanistan&s upcoming all-format home series against Ireland, ACB said in a
statement.The 40-year-old Nicholas Lee was a former right-hand batsman for Kent, having played 13 matches in his first-class career, scoring
490 runs at an average of 30.62, with three half-centuries and a highest score of 79* not out.Nicholas Lee has most recently served as the
Head of Physical Performance for the Bangladesh Cricket Board since March 2020
Before that, he worked for over three years with the Sri Lanka National Team as their Strength - Conditioning Trainer, from October 2016 to
February 2020.Before his international assignments with Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, Lee served as the Lead Strength - Conditioning Trainer at
Sussex Country Cricket Club from March 2012 to September 2016.Nicholas Trevor Lee holds a BSc (Hons) degree in Sports Science from Anglia
Ruskin University (Cambridge) and is a Level II Certified Coach from the England Cricket Board (ECB)
He has been an accredited member of the UK&s Strength - Conditioning Association (UKSCA) since 2013
In addition, Lee holds a Level 1 Anthropologist Certificate from ISAK and has completed a First Aid course from Pro Trainings in the UK.The
Strength - Conditioning Trainer position was previously occupied by Mr
Jason Douglas, who dedicated nine years of service to the Afghanistan National Team from June 2014 to Dec 2023.The ACB recently appointed
Shane McDermott as the National Team&s new Fielding Coach and is currently looking forward to filling the position of Performance Analyst,
which remains the sole vacant position within the team.The post Nicholas Lee named Afghanistan cricket team&s strength and conditioning
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