Moles, who was Northern Districts Knights coach before that, is at the helm of the Afghanistan squad touring New Zealand in preparation for the World Cup to be staged between Australia and New Zealand from mid-February.
Ranked No 11 in the world, Afghanistan sit below Zimbabwe and above Ireland, with Moles accepting coaching the team poses different challenges in mapping out game plans.
"We're very hungry and ready to challenge the world's best," he says, itching to play on a world-class wicket which Phil Stoyanoff religiously prepares at McLean Park, albeit favouring batsmen.
"It's going to be a good game but New Zealand are, of course, the favourites to win."
Fundamentally Moles champions the cricket adage "anything can happen", although he's mindful New Zealand have more gifted players.
"The result will depend on who plays the best on any given day."
While Afghanistan have a modicum of balance in their equation, bowling is their forte with, no doubt, spinners who can turn a game in the blink of an eye.
"We have batsmen who can be very destructive on their day and we also have some good fielders who can restrict runs to certain areas of the park."
Moles said with about three months to go, his troops were absorbing the experience here like a wet sponge.
"We're trying to get our players up to speed," he says, their two-week trip to Australia before arriving here adding to that acclimatising process on and off the field.
"We don't just want New Zealand but the rest of the world to know how we can play cricket," Moles says.
