Afghanistan's new cricket academy coach, Peter Anderson from Australia, has started work in Kabul. Officials said this in Kabul today, as the fast-developing team prepares for their debut at next year's World Cup. Afghanistan's cricket team have taken big strides over the last decade, gaining one-day status in 2009. The side have featured in three World Twenty20 tournaments and qualified for the 2015 one-day World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. The International Cricket Council has given One million dollar funding to each of four World Cup qualifiers — Afghanistan, United Arab Emirates, Ireland and Scotland — and has arranged training camps in Australia and New Zealand later this year. Afghanistan are in Group A along with Australia, New Zealand, Scotland, Bangladesh, England and Sri Lanka. Afghanistan will also feature in this year's Asian Games cricket tournament in Incheon, South Korea.