Physiotherapy board

West Harbour Rugby Union Club: Ahead of 2025 Men’s T20 Asia Cup, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has appointed former Ireland player John Mooney as its new fielding coach. ACB also announced the appointment of Australia’s Nirmalan Thanabalasingam as the side’s new physiotherapist.

Mooney, 43, played 91 international matches for Ireland, including featuring for the side in ODI World Cups in 2007, 2011, 2015 and two T20 World Cups. He holds multiple coaching certifications from the England and Wales Cricket Board and previously served as Afghanistan’s fielding coach from 2018 to 2019. He also had coaching stints with the West Indies men’s team and Ireland women’s team.

Meanwhile, Thanabalasingam, a registered practitioner with the Physiotherapy Board of Australia and an active member of the Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA), holds graduate and postgraduate qualifications in physiotherapy and sports science from the University of Sydney.