Walkar was with the Ajit Agarkar-led and Sulakshan Kulkarni-coached Mumbai team that won the Ranji Trophy in 2012-13. Earlier, he had worked with the Shane Warne-led IPL outfit, Rajasthan Royals, from 2009 to 2011.

Explaining his role as performance analyst, Walkar said: “It’s all about working on enhancing a team’s performance. I have to work around the coach’s mindset and understand what he wants. I have to believe his ideology and we have to be on the same page.”

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After the ODI series against Ireland, Walkar will proceed to Oman, where Afghanistan will play a Test, ODI and T20I series against Zimbabwe. 

The Asia Cup, a Test series against Australia and the T20 World Cup are his other major assignments. 

The series against Zimbabwe—a team coached by former India opener Lalchand Rajput—will be a big challenge, reckons Walkar. 

“Being a Mumbaikar, I know how tough and sharp Lalu [Rajput] sir is as a coach. And apart from that, he has worked as the Afghanistan head coach too. So, he knows the Afghan team inside out and that will be a bigger challenge for me. I have to be cautious and well prepared for that Test series against Zimbabwe,” remarked Walkar.