Aftab Habib quits as Hong Kong coach

The Hong Kong Cricket Association has announced that former England batsman Aftab Habib has quit as national coach.

"We are sorry to announce that the Hong Kong National Coach, Aftab Habib, has resigned with immediate effect. Aftab has brought a lot of successes to Hong Kong cricket and he will be missed by all of us in Hong Kong,? said Danny Lai, Hong Kong Cricket Association General Manager, in a statement on its website.

As well as winning the men's ACC Elite Trophy 2008, the ACC Women's Twenty20 Championships and the men's ACC U19 Elite Cup 2009, Aftab also led Hong Kong to qualification for the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup for the first time.

His biggest disappointment was in failing to lead Hong Kong to the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier in 2009.