The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has appointed Sri Lanka’s Rangana Herath as Tigers’ spin bowling consultant and South Africa’s Ashwell Prince as their batting consultant.
“Herath will join the Bangladesh coaching team in Zimbabwe and will be in the role until the end of Bangladesh’s campaign in this year’s ICC Twenty20 World Cup. Prince has reached an agreement with the BCB to work with the Bangladeshi batsmen for the Tour of Zimbabwe 2021,” read a BCB-issued press release.
The BCB Cricket Operations Chairman Akram Khan informed that the BCB is planning to hire Herath on a long-term basis while planning to have Prince on a series-by-series basis before deciding to extend his contract till the next T20 World Cup later this year.
“We are planning to get Herath on a long-term contract and we will have Prince for a few series first and then plan to extend his contract till the next T20 World Cup,” informed Akram to The Daily Star. (DAILYStar/Bangladesh)
