Bangladesh Analysis: Why is the team so bad?

[bujhee kom]

Serious analysis. I am a perennial optimist but even I can't deny we suck. Why is a different matter? We have a huge, cricket mad population, a booming economy and experience. Any insight?

 

[sweep_shot]

As a Bangladeshi man, here are my takes:

1) I feel the #1 issue is the attitude of fans, players, and management. When team does well for a bit, everyone becomes so arrogant. This arrogance and excessive excitement prevents them from maintaining their momentum.

2) Corruption within BD board. BD board has Nazmul Hossain Papon as the president; this guy has no cricket background yet interferes in everything. He is basically Kim Jong-Un of BD cricket. There was a process in Bangladesh cricket before this guy arrived; that process no longer exists.

3) Players behave like little kids. Be it Shakib kicking stumps or Mushfiq doing nagin dance. You can't nurture good cricket when you allow this type of foolishness to thrive.

There are more reasons but I feel these 3 are the main reasons.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

1. Their fast-bowling attack is one of the worst in the world.

2. Their best players (barring Shakib) would struggle to get into most top-level sides in the world. On top of that, they are entitled brats that make excuses and play when they want to. Case in point: Shakib missing multiple big series whenever he doesn't feel like playing. And Tamim retiring from T20s eventhough Bangladesh has an atrocious T20 side.

3. The young talent coming through is either too underdeveloped or maybe just not good enough. Besides Liton Das, I fail to see anyone in that line-up that could be a world-class player one day.


Bangladesh's best case scenario is getting a visiting team on an absolute turner in Mirpur where they can maybe eek out a win. But even that has known to go horribly awry because if the visiting side has even a half-decent spinner in their line-up, he will trouble the Bangladeshi batters.

 

[The Googly]

1. Mentally and physically weak
2. Simply not good enough - not improved in 20 years.
3. This is their golden generation and yet the results have been dire.
4. Attitude. They should be prioritising tests. The whole purpose of being given test status is to play - erm - tests. Yet, because they suck at tests, the players and fans consider the Odis to be the main part of a tour. Fact is - only tests matter on a tour. If you lose a test series and whitewash the opposition in the Odis or t20s, you haven’t ‘won the tour’! BD fans think otherwise.

 

[topspin]

They don't have BDE.

 

[sweep_shot]

Bangladesh had better Test team in the 2000's (likes of Ashraful, Habibul Bashar, Rafique etc.) than their present day team.

It seems like modern day BD players don't care about Test cricket much. They get out quickly playing rash shots.

 

[Rajdeep]

It is due to the superstar culture. As OP mentioned, BD has got cricket mad population and they treat their (mediocre) players like big shot celebrities. This culture goes into their head and they stop working hard.

Also (and I dont want to offend anyone) but we bengalis produce very few athletes. That is why even in India, apart from Ganguly there has been no top class bengali player and Ganguly himself was no athlete. We are very good in other fields though like producing top class singers, musician, good in arts and literature, in education etc but sports is something we are lacking overall.

 

[Kroll]

Was the team ever so good? I can't remember.

 

[sweep_shot]

Was the team ever so good? I can't remember.

2015-2018 period was okay.

Won ODI series against Pakistan, India, South Africa, and West Indies.

Won Tests against West Indies, Sri Lanka, Australia, and England. West Indies were whitewashed 0-2.

Reached semi-final of 2017 CT. Reached final of 2018 Asia Cup.

These were improved performances for a team that used to lose against everyone.

But, all those are now distant memories. Present day team seems worse.

 

[JaDed]

What other sports is Bangladesh good at? I don’t think they even shine at Kabaddi and isn’t that your national sport?

 

[sweep_shot]

What other sports is Bangladesh good at? I don’t think they even shine at Kabaddi and isn’t that your national sport?

Kabaddi is called Ha-Du-Du in Bangladesh.

Even though it is the national sport, most people don't really play it. Cricket and soccer are the main sports.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Just drew a test series in NZ. That's not too bad. BD are in the top 8 in ODI cricket and will only improve from there.

 

[Varun]

Bangladesh is not made for sport.

 

[bujhee kom]

Those pinning this on genes are really remarkable.

 

[Pakhs]

Those pinning this on genes are really remarkable.

Genes do play a part even on mostly skill based sport like Cricket. On top of shorter and weaker genes malnutrition is rife so not all talent will even have a chance to develop.

But more relevant Bangladesh best players are now on the decline the likes of Tamim and Co and they are likely to get worst before the next crop steps up.

 

[Titan24]

Bangladesh is missing quality in short, spinners are decent but fast bowling and batting leaves a lot to be desired if we consider all three formats especially. They have tried to get best of the consultants and decent coaches however, in my opinion if the domestic structure is not producing then its difficult to consistently compete with the top sides.

BD's domestic structure is pretty inconsistent with almost every competition having different teams which does not allow players to grow and develop in a stable environment. Add to it the poor pitches.

Lets have a look at the domestic tournaments from last season;

Last National Cricket league (A 4 day tournament) with 4 participants had only 7 scores of above 300 in 43 innings.

List A tournament, Dhaka Premier Division League has around 11 teams which are managed by different clubs and corporates by the looks of it. In the last tournament There were around 11 odd scores of 300+ out of 73 matches (146 innings)

Then comes List A tournament Bangladesh Cricket League, where there are 4 zones. Last tournament was really ordinary with only around 6 200+ scores (Let alone 300+) out of 14 innings.

In short the quality needs to really improve. Every tournament has its own participants so there is no continuity at all for a young player in domestic cricket in any particular environment. Not sure what kind of grooming the last U19 WC winning batch of BD cricketers is getting in this structure. Add to it the fact that I have shared of low scoring pitches which highlight the fact that pitches are pretty poor with almost which are not neither good for batsmen to play longer innings nor pace bowlers to bend their back and extract something.

Solution that can be tried is to make a standard 6-8 team structure which have set coaches for 1 years that will be working with the players and they should be playing a 4day, List A and maybe a T20 competition against each other. There should be an U19 and junior level setup linked to these teams and then you need to have a club structure as well (Not sure how is the structure currently in BD with regards to that). However, having good pitches would be the key to make it work.

BPL and shortcuts which the cricket administrators try to find dont work in any sport. You need a base (Which is domestic structure) and then you build upon that.

 

[silentkiller187]

National cricket team head coach Russell Domingo is concerned at Bangladesh being unable to develop longer-version cricket culture.

Domingo expressed his worry with Bangladesh facing a whitewash in the two-match Test series against hosts West Indies.

Speaking to online sports news portal Allrounder in Saint Lucia, Domingo pressed on the need for Bangladesh to have iconic players in the format and winning series worth remembering to change the culture.

Bangladesh have been playing Test cricket for almost 22 years now but concerns are aplenty regarding its development in the format and also the culture, which starts with domestic circuit.

The country has two first-class cricket tournaments, the National Cricket League involving eight divisional teams and a four-team franchise-based tournament.

There is however, a big question mark on the quality of the tournaments and also the fact that most national team cricketers do not get to play these competitions, and even if there is the opportunity they opt not to play.

“The West Indies has got a long history and culture of Test match cricket; they were the best Test side in the world during the 1980s and the 90s. They know how to play this format of the game and has iconic players. Until we have players of that level and win series worth remembering, we have no option to accept that our Test culture is not to the level where it should be. Basic things, about the desire to play Test match cricket is such an important element, we are long way behind the other teams when it comes to Test cricket,” said Domingo.

Following the Test series against the West Indies which is likely to end yesterday, Bangladesh play their next Test most likely in November against India at home.

Till then Bangladesh will largely be playing white-ball cricket involving mostly T20 internationals with the two upcoming major events – Asia Cup T20 and T20 World Cup.

Domingo raised the crucial question of what the cricketers who play only Tests will do in between these four to five months.

Left-handed batter Mominul Haque will be one of the cricketers to sit idle whereas he is in great need of a platform to recover from his long below-par form.

Mominul was the Test captain before the ongoing series against hosts West Indies.

But troubled with the form, the cricketer missed out from the playing XI in the second Test against the West Indies in Saint Lucia.

The time ahead is uncertain for the diminutive batsman who must be eager to make a comeback.

“Monitoring the Test cricketers in important. Mominul is likely to be out of the game for next four-five months. Our next Test series is most likely against India. We will play a lot of white ball cricket in between this time. What will players like Khaled [Ahmed], Taijul [Islam] and Ebadat [Hossain] do in these next four-five months? Playing India in Test will not be easy. Do they go play domestic cricket? We need to look at what we can do better for those players in the system,” said Domingo.

https://www.dhakatribune.com/cricke...england-mindset-against-india-after-kiwi-rout

 

[Moeey]

It is due to the superstar culture. As OP mentioned, BD has got cricket mad population and they treat their (mediocre) players like big shot celebrities. This culture goes into their head and they stop working hard.

Also (and I dont want to offend anyone) but we bengalis produce very few athletes. That is why even in India, apart from Ganguly there has been no top class bengali player and Ganguly himself was no athlete. We are very good in other fields though like producing top class singers, musician, good in arts and literature, in education etc but sports is something we are lacking overall.

Bangladeshis are really good in soccer. more athletic sport than even cricket. Bangladeshis are better in football than Pakistan. i dont think they lack athleticism. its their diet, training systems for strength, mentality that needs to change.

 

[sweep_shot]

Bangladeshis are really good in soccer. more athletic sport than even cricket. Bangladeshis are better in football than Pakistan. i dont think they lack athleticism. its their diet, training systems for strength, mentality that needs to change.

Soccer/Football used to be the #1 sport in Bangladesh. Cricket took over in the 90's.

I agree about diet part. BD players often look malnourished.

 

[Moeey]

Soccer/Football used to be the #1 sport in Bangladesh. Cricket took over in the 90's.

I agree about diet part. BD players often look malnourished.

yes. diet, strength training, how exposed you are to physical work through your childhood can really shape your career. Also bengalis are a bit laid back. There is a lack of interest in sports as parents dont necessarily like to see their kids waste time in sport. Much more emphasis is on education. similar to india and pakistan. Only difference being, india and pakistan have a lot of rural areas with insanely strong and talented kids who have nothing to lose. With the right setup and investments, it is possible to get the best out of such kids. I am certain bangladesh has plenty such talent. the Bangladesh board has to make the effort and invest in kids from those poorer areas because thats where real talent can be found. The rural kids are naturally stronger and tougher due to the environment they are raised in. Their athletic prowess should be identified early on and the board should provide opportunities to those kids to showcase their talent. They should fast track them and put them on a diet which maximises their ability to perform.

 

[ChTab]

Just drew a test series in NZ. That's not too bad. BD are in the top 8 in ODI cricket and will only improve from there.

That win vs NZ was a fluke. And you're saying that Bangladesh are top 8 in ODI like we have 30-50 sides who play ODI cricket.

We have only 10 teams who play Cricket World Cup with max teams to be involved in a CWC was 16. So being at number 8 out of 10 or 16 is pathetic.

And no Bangladesh won't improve from here they're going downhill & as their so called golden generation retires they won't be able to compete with the likes of Zim & Ireland.

 

[MenInG]

Bangaldeshis are really good in soccer. more athletic sport than even cricket. Banladeshis are better in football than pakistan. i dont think they lack athleticism. its their diet, training systems for strength, mentality that needs to change.

Note that when referring to our bros from Bangladesh, you should say Bangladeshis NOT Bengalis.

 

[ChTab]

Bangladeshis are really good in soccer. more athletic sport than even cricket. Bangladeshis are better in football than Pakistan. i dont think they lack athleticism. its their diet, training systems for strength, mentality that needs to change.

Have they ever qualified for a football WC if not then they're not good in football as well. They only have 1 Asian cup appearance.

They're better than the other south Asian countries but that doesn't mean they're good in football.

 

[Moeey]

Have they ever qualified for a football WC if not then they're not good in football as well. They only have 1 Asian cup appearance.

They're better than the other south Asian countries but that doesn't mean they're good in football.

true. i am not sure but i do think their players do well in the indian football league or whatever its called. I have a few bangla friends.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

That win vs NZ was a fluke. And you're saying that Bangladesh are top 8 in ODI like we have 30-50 sides who play ODI cricket.

We have only 10 teams who play Cricket World Cup with max teams to be involved in a CWC was 16. So being at number 8 out of 10 or 16 is pathetic.

And no Bangladesh won't improve from here they're going downhill & as their so called golden generation retires they won't be able to compete with the likes of Zim & Ireland.

Test match wins are not flukes. If you watched the BD seamers bowl in that test, they were very accurate and bowled with a lot of intensity.
No taking away from that.

Provided they have youngsters with continued interest in cricket and make the right investment in players and structures, I see no reason why they won't improve.

 

[SportsWarrior]

Bangladeshis are really good in soccer. more athletic sport than even cricket. Bangladeshis are better in football than Pakistan. i dont think they lack athleticism. its their diet, training systems for strength, mentality that needs to change.

LOL, no they are are not good by any international standards. They are not even mediocre like India. Just because it is popular doesn't mean they excel in soccer.

Most Bangladeshi players, and generally their leaders, seem to think too much about themselves. Most lack atheletic abilities to do well in sports. I am sure in a country of 160 million they will have a few good players but clearly their system is not good enough to identify them. Anyone who has visited Pakistan's nets and Bangladeshi kno s how poor work ethics of Bangladeshis is compared to even Pakistanis. Most Pakistani players that I have met are much more humble compared to Bangladeshis whose achievement on field is hardly anything to boast about. Any day youngsters will probably bloom more under Pakistani setup than the bangladeshi setup given the toxicity of thier seniors. Only decent bloke I met from bangladeshi play is tamim.

They can obviously turn it around and become atleast a mid tier team, but that requires getting rid of all thier headstrong seniors.

 

[SportsWarrior]

Have they ever qualified for a football WC if not then they're not good in football as well. They only have 1 Asian cup appearance.

They're better than the other south Asian countries but that doesn't mean they're good in football.

They are not good among pathetic south asian standards. Afghanistan (154), Nepal (176) and India (104) are ranked higher. Thye are just two rankings higher than Pakistanis who have hardly played soccer in last few years.

 

[Saj]

What's the first class set-up like?

That should be the first point of call, why isn't the first-class system producing quality players.

 

[James]

imo a Test match win can’t be a fluke, because the other team has to be bowled out twice. Definitely T20s, and perhaps even very occasionally ODIs can produce a fluke result. But not a Test.

 

[Rana]

Someone once said

“Aage Aage Dekho hota hai kya”

The rest, is history.

 

[MenInG]

Tigers Test captain Shakib al Hasan said Bangladesh had no Test culture in the past, and that they don’t have it even today.

Shakib’s remark came after Bangladesh suffered a 10-wicket loss at the hands of hosts West Indies in the recently concluded Saint Lucia Test.

When questioned about Bangladesh‘s recent poor form in the Test arena, Shakib also said players should not be blamed solely.

"I think you can't blame the players totally for getting less interested in Test matches because our system is like that. When did you see 30,000 or 25,000 fans watching a Test match from the ground in our country? Whereas in England such things happen in every match. So, there was no Test culture in our country before and that is not there even today," Shakib said during the post-match press conference Monday.

"But Test culture is not there doesn't mean it will not happen. It’s a big responsibility to change it (bring Test culture) and to do that if we can sit together and work after making a plan, then there is a possibility that something might happen, otherwise I don't think we can move forward a lot because we don't have the culture," he said.

Tigers batsmen failed to produce good performance as a team in the Test series as they also lost the first Test by seven wickets.

Only five fifty-plus innings were scored in the four innings by Bangladesh batsmen and Shakib scored two of them.

He scored 138 runs from four innings.

Bowlers bowled comparatively well as pacer Khaled Ahmed took 10 wickets in the series from four innings, including a five-wicket haul.

https://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/...ad-no-test-culture-in-past-and-not-even-today

 

[Moeey]

imo a Test match win can’t be a fluke, because the other team has to be bowled out twice. Definitely T20s, and perhaps even very occasionally ODIs can produce a fluke result. But not a Test.

Cab definitely be a fluke due to
Flukey conditions which itself is a lottery.

 

[Pakhs]

Tigers Test captain Shakib al Hasan said Bangladesh had no Test culture in the past, and that they don’t have it even today.

Shakib’s remark came after Bangladesh suffered a 10-wicket loss at the hands of hosts West Indies in the recently concluded Saint Lucia Test.

When questioned about Bangladesh‘s recent poor form in the Test arena, Shakib also said players should not be blamed solely.

"I think you can't blame the players totally for getting less interested in Test matches because our system is like that. When did you see 30,000 or 25,000 fans watching a Test match from the ground in our country? Whereas in England such things happen in every match. So, there was no Test culture in our country before and that is not there even today," Shakib said during the post-match press conference Monday.

"But Test culture is not there doesn't mean it will not happen. It’s a big responsibility to change it (bring Test culture) and to do that if we can sit together and work after making a plan, then there is a possibility that something might happen, otherwise I don't think we can move forward a lot because we don't have the culture," he said.

Tigers batsmen failed to produce good performance as a team in the Test series as they also lost the first Test by seven wickets.

Only five fifty-plus innings were scored in the four innings by Bangladesh batsmen and Shakib scored two of them.

He scored 138 runs from four innings.

Bowlers bowled comparatively well as pacer Khaled Ahmed took 10 wickets in the series from four innings, including a five-wicket haul.

https://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/...ad-no-test-culture-in-past-and-not-even-today

He is right to be honest, The appetite for test cricket is dying even in India which is like a holly place for all cricket.

There is no excuse for as poor as they have been so they could be better but I agree with his point that its unrealistic for them to be in top 3/4 anytime soon or ever with no appetite for test cricket in local population.

 

[Saj]

Well this might surprise a few:

Bangladesh's win today over West Indies is their 11th victory out of their last 14 ODIs

 

[James]

Why/how are they so solid in ODIs but rubbish in every other format ?

 

[sweep_shot]

Well this might surprise a few:

Bangladesh's win today over West Indies is their 11th victory out of their last 14 ODIs

Yeah. They have been doing quite good in ODI lately.

Won an ODI series in South Africa. Won against Sri Lanka and West Indies at home. Defeated West Indies in West Indies now.

Only if they could transform this form to Test and T20!

 

[sweep_shot]

Why/how are they so solid in ODIs but rubbish in every other format ?

Truth be told, Test is not taken seriously in Bangladesh. Even fans don't care much (I care though).

T20 requires power hitting. BD currently do not have a single proper power hitter. So, they end up with 140-160 scores (which can be chased down easily).

 

[PakLFC]

I believe Bangladesh and it's people have lost interest in Cricket. If it means moving on to bigger Sport's like Football and Tennis etc then it could be a blessing.

 

[sweep_shot]

I believe Bangladesh and it's people have lost interest in Cricket. If it means moving on to bigger Sport's like Football and Tennis etc then it could be a blessing.

No. They haven't lost interest. Cricket is still #1 sport in BD.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

One thing Bangladesh don't get enough credit for is having a fairly top-class domestic List A tournament. The Dhaka Premier League (DPL) is quite popular in Bangladesh and was arguably their most important domestic tournament before the BPL. Bangladeshi posters can shed more light on the popularity/effectiveness of this tournament but the fact of the matter is that the tournament has the backing of some of Bangladesh's top corporations and attracts overseas talent from India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka every year.

The tournament has even been a launching pad for players like Soumya Sarkar and Liton Das in the past. So its not a stretch to say that the tournament may have contributed significantly to Bangladesh's ODI success.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Only 2 points behind South Africa in the ODI rankings. They are ahead of SL and well ahead of Windies, who are minnows in this format .

 

[Punjab Kings]

Honestly speaking they should not be given test status........
It is insult of test cricket...

 

[Varun]

I believe Bangladesh and it's people have lost interest in Cricket. If it means moving on to bigger Sport's like Football and Tennis etc then it could be a blessing.

They're not good at any sport full stop. Forgot good, they're not even half decent.

Cricket has given them a quarter century to get their act together. I wonder if other sports will be as lenient.

 

[MenInG]

Bangladesh pacer Shohidul Islam has been suspended for 10 months after pleading guilty to breaching Article 2.1 of the ICC Anti-Doping code.

The 27-year-old pacer has represented Bangladesh in one T20I. After admitting the offence, Shohidul has been suspended from all forms of cricket for 10 months.

The 10-month suspension has been backdated to May 28, the day he admitted to the offence, meaning the Bangladesh pacer will be eligible to play on 28 March 2023.

Shohidul has played a solitary T20I for Bangladesh, where he picked up the wicket of Mohammad Rizwan in the third and final match of the series which Pakistan won 3-0.

He has been part of Bangladesh's travelling squads for series against New Zealand and South Africa but did not get any game time. He was also a part of the Bangladesh Test and T20I squad for the ongoing tour of the West Indies but missed out due to a side strain.

Shohidul's urine sample was positive for Clomifene, which is classified as a Specified Substance under WADA's Prohibited List. It is prohibited both in-competition as well as out-of-competition. Shohidul had provided the urine sample as a part of ICC's out-of-competition testing programme.

While handing out the suspension, the ICC confirmed that Shohidul had inadvertently ingested the prohibited substance in the form of a medicine that he had been legitimately prescribed for therapeutic purposes. Shohidul also testified that he had no intention to use the prohibited substance for performance enhancement.

ICC

 

[sweep_shot]

Bangladesh pacer Shohidul Islam has been suspended for 10 months after pleading guilty to breaching Article 2.1 of the ICC Anti-Doping code.

The 27-year-old pacer has represented Bangladesh in one T20I. After admitting the offence, Shohidul has been suspended from all forms of cricket for 10 months.

The 10-month suspension has been backdated to May 28, the day he admitted to the offence, meaning the Bangladesh pacer will be eligible to play on 28 March 2023.

Shohidul has played a solitary T20I for Bangladesh, where he picked up the wicket of Mohammad Rizwan in the third and final match of the series which Pakistan won 3-0.

He has been part of Bangladesh's travelling squads for series against New Zealand and South Africa but did not get any game time. He was also a part of the Bangladesh Test and T20I squad for the ongoing tour of the West Indies but missed out due to a side strain.

Shohidul's urine sample was positive for Clomifene, which is classified as a Specified Substance under WADA's Prohibited List. It is prohibited both in-competition as well as out-of-competition. Shohidul had provided the urine sample as a part of ICC's out-of-competition testing programme.

While handing out the suspension, the ICC confirmed that Shohidul had inadvertently ingested the prohibited substance in the form of a medicine that he had been legitimately prescribed for therapeutic purposes. Shohidul also testified that he had no intention to use the prohibited substance for performance enhancement.

ICC

Big blow. Shoriful was one of the key bowlers.

 

[Local.Dada]

They don’t seem to have the attention span or temperament to play tests. Can’t blame lack of fast bowlers. India and Srilanka have always been more competitive especially at home in the past when they didn’t have many fast bowling resources.

They don’t seem to have the power to last the T20 game bar Shakib who seems to be the only modern day player.

ODIs in slow pitches is their strength and dare I say they can beat any team on their day in ODIs even the top teams on an off day. Key word off day but that’s their strong suite.

They have the resources (financially and infrastructure) and the passionate fan base but not sure why there isn’t enough quality coming through.

 

[sweep_shot]

Big blow. Shoriful was one of the key bowlers.

It is Shohidul. I thought Shoriful.

Apology.

 

[light]

I follow Bangladesh cricket from time to time. This is what I have witnessed:

1. Fans are absolutely bonkers. On good days, reaches the moon, on bad days, blames the umpires, and opposition players, heck even will blame the player's marriage/wife/girlfriend if needed.

2. Players do not care about Test cricket whatsoever. Take Mustafiz as an example. How many tests has he played? Yet he is considered to be BD's prime strike bowler. Or take Shakib, who skips whenever he pleases. Basically, zero interest in test cricket (I don't blame them - when tournaments like IPL/BPL/PSL are popping out every couple of days, why would you want to play test when you can show up for 4 hours and make the big bucks).

3. In T20, does not have the firepower to compete. I have noticed that if they somehow do not choke the opposition, and the opposition goes gun blazing, they lose line and length when bowling (even in ODI - Australia match in the WC was a prime example). They are incapable of posting a high score. Mostly sticks around 140-160 runs - today, these are nothing type of scores to chase down. Almost every player looks skinny and malnourished. What are they eating? Shouldn't the team have a nutritionist?

4. ODI, their prime format. No team takes them lightly in this format. With a slip-up here and there, they know how to bog down opponents in this format. Would be interesting to see how the team flares after their big 4 retire. Though, am excited to see how far Liton Das can go. I expect him to be one of the best openers BD will ever produce after Tamim. That asia cup century he made against us, that was brilliant.

 

[PakLFC]

They're not good at any sport full stop. Forgot good, they're not even half decent.

Cricket has given them a quarter century to get their act together. I wonder if other sports will be as lenient.

The question is do Bangladesh not want to play Cricket or are they just crap at it?. I have not really seen much improvement in their game since they made their debut. Perhaps they should be demoted.

 

[MenInG]

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan Papon said that they will start to think anew in terms of building a new T20 side.

The BCB president, who will be leaving the country today to attend an ICC meeting in London, said that others from the management will be talking to the players in order to find out how performances can be improved. The BCB president had previously said during a press conference following the fifth board meeting on 17th July that he was going to talk to T20I skipper Mahmudullah Riyad and the other players regarding how to bring positive changes in performances of the T20I team.

"The others will talk with them. I will hear what they are planning and what can be done about the performances. Jalal [Yunus] bhai, Khaled Mahmud Sujon and maybe the CEO will sit with them. Since I am leaving, they will talk with the players," Hassan told The Daily Star today.

While the BCB president was in favour of changes, he was wary of experimenting too much in such a short period of time ahead the World Cup.

"If we want to do well, we have to think anew. Since the Asia Cup and World Cup are very near, we are also thinking whether too much experiment would be the right thing to do in such a short period of time.

"We will bring changes but in what positions the changes will be made will be discussed when they [cricket operations chairman, team director and CEO] hold talks with the players."

Mahmudullah Riyad's captaincy has come under media scrutiny after the Tigers failed to inspire in the West Indies T20Is.

"Maybe Riyad is being discussed because he is not getting the runs. Since he's not scoring as one does in T20s, his batting is being talked about.

"I have talked to Jalal bhai about it and I don't think changing captaincy will bring big changes. I don't see them doing very well with the current team. If we make changes, they can still do badly but then it would be said making changes caused all the problems. We have to find what the best possible solution is," the BCB president said.

He said they needed to start thinking of how to build a new T20I team. So while he was not wanting to experiment too much, he said they needed to find a new team for the format without thinking of pleasing everyone.

"You have to plan for a new team and without thinking anew it won't be possible [to do well]. Maybe they will lose matches at first but then they will win. Look at Pakistan for instance. We have beaten Pakistan in major events like Asia Cup but look how they built a very good team in the T20 World Cup. They are playing well in Tests too.

"So, I feel that we can't get anything done if we keep thinking of making everyone happy and accommodating everyone. However, we are yet to determine when is the right time to do that," he said.

https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/cricket/news/you-have-plan-new-team-says-papon-3074396

 

[MenInG]

Bangladesh Cricket Board’s possible revenue in year 2022-23 is more than Tk362 crores.

The figure was revealed in the 9th Annual General Meeting of the organization held in Dhaka Tuesday.

The financial report presented in the AGM displayed details of year 2020-21 and also of the ongoing year.

As per the presentation BCB’s revenue will possibly be at Tk362 crores 66 lakhs and 25 thousand and an approximate expenditure of Tk284 crores 34 lakhs 79 thousand.

In year 2020-21 BCB had a revenue of approximately Tk237 crores and spending of around Tk168 crores 21 lakhs.

BCB will have an increase in income of around Tk125 crores compared to year 2020-21 and also an increase in terms of spending of Tk116 crores approximately.

BCB, considered one of the richest cricket boards in the world, has a total of cash and bank deposit of around Tk219 crores 78 lakhs.

The board has Tk650 crores in terms of Fixed Deposit Receipt and accumulated funds of Tk901 crores 91 lakhs approximately.

Cricket’s governing body in the country has earned more than Tk40 crores from FDR interest.

BCB’s chief earning is from ICC revenue sharing.

The board also earns from tournament revenue, TV broadcast rights and sponsorships.

https://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/...-acceptance-in-icc-had-positive-impact-on-ftp

 

[fuadomar]

Bangladesh is not a top ranked team, but, Bangladesh is not bad either.

1. They have beaten New Zealand in test cricket in 2022 - that was the end of a 17 consecutive test win by New Zealand in New Zealand? A quiz for you - when did a subcontinent team managed a test win in New Zealand?
2. They have beaten South Africa in a ODI series in South Africa. It's not easy to beat South Africa in their soil.
3. They have white washed West Indian team in ODI in West Indies in 2022.

Bangladesh is a fantastic ODI team. In test, they are improving.

In T20I they are horrible.

We carried older players like Tamim, Riad, Mushfiq or Mashrafee too long. But, with the entrance of young players, Bangladesh will be better in upcoming days.

Remember that, their U19 team won the world cup 2 years back.

 

[MenInG]

Bangladesh Cricket Board has been allowed to delay its announcement of the squad for the upcoming Asia Cup Twenty20 2022.

Asian Cricket Council Saturday approved BCB’s request to delay the announcement of the squad citing several injury concerns.

BCB can now name the squad for the six-nation tournament by Thursday instead of Monday's deadline.

Illness has been growing in the Bangladesh camp after three cricketers picked up injuries during the first match of the three-ODI series against hosts Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club Friday.

Bangladesh lost the game by five wickets to Zimbabwe, the first in nine years in this format.

Bangladesh lost opener Liton Das for the remainder of the series to a hamstring injury sustained during the game, after scoring 81.

Liton has been ruled out of action for at least three weeks.

Two pacers – Taskin Ahmed and Shariful Islam – are also being bothered with niggles.

Left-arm fast bowler Shariful was also unable to complete his 10-over spell in the first ODI after apparently hurting his knee while trying to grab a return catch off his own bowling.

According to reports, experienced Bangladesh campaigner Mushfiqur Rahim and left-arm fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman also incurred niggles following the first ODI loss to Zimbabwe.

Such is the situation that the Bangladesh think-tank is struggling to chalk the playing XI for the second ODI of the series against Zimbabwe Sunday.

BCB amid the situation announced the inclusion of batter Mohammad Naim and fast bowler Ebadat Hossain for the third and final game.

Wicketkeeper-batter Nurul Hasan and middle-order batsman Yasir Ali Chowdhury are also recuperating from respective injuries.

Nurul, the Bangladesh T20I captain for the tour of Zimbabwe, was forced out of action for at least three weeks due to a fractured finger picked up during the second T20I in Zimbabwe.

The list of injuries has put Bangladesh national selection panel in a dilemma to form the squad for the Asia Cup set to begin in United Arab Emirates from August 27.

“Since quite a few players of our team are injured, it is difficult for us to submit the squad for the Asia Cup as per the deadline. Our request to extend the cut-off date for three more days has been granted by the ACC,” BCB cricket operations committee chairman Jalal Younus to the media Saturday.

There is also the dilemma of naming the T20I captain.

It was almost confirmed that the board would announce Shakib al Hasan as the T20I skipper for the upcoming Asia Cup and so on.

However, yet another dispute between the BCB and Bangladesh cricket’s poster boy has forced the board to delay its decision.

The cricketer’s involvement with betting site Betwinner's sister concern Betwinner News as the brand ambassador did not go down well with the BCB.

It is understood that the board has already informed Shakib, who is already leading Bangladesh in Tests, that he would be made T20I captain only if he backs out from the deal with the betting related news website.

BCB in its short list of captains for T20Is has Mahmudullah and Nurul as options.

Bangladesh in the Asia Cup are set in Group B and will compete against Afghanistan and Sri Lanka in the group stage.

Bangladesh will begin their campaign taking on Afghanistan on August 30 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium and in the second and final group phase game will face Sri Lanka at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on September 1.

Top two teams of the two groups will proceed to the Super 4 stage of the competition where the teams will play each other.

The two teams who finish top in the Super 4 will meet in the grand finale, set to be held at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on September 11.

https://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/...s-to-name-asia-cup-squad-amid-injury-concerns

 

[bujhee kom]

Only 3 problems: can't bat, can't bowl and can't field. Else fine.

 

[Punjab Kings]

Their ego

 

[MenInG]

This could be the reason....

==

Bangladesh Cricket Board cricket operations committee chairman Jalal Younus believes Bangladesh cricket team are in need of an aggressive member in the coaching staff.

The team last Sunday suffered their first one-day international series defeat against Zimbabwe since 2013.

Tourists Bangladesh lost both the first and second ODI by five wickets at Harare Sports Club and are on the brink of a humiliating whitewash.

The third and final ODI is scheduled to take place Wednesday at the same venue.

Bangladesh in the first half of the tour conceded a 2-1 loss in the three-match T20I series against the hosts.

In all the matches there has been a common discussion with regards to the players’ intent and lack of aggression, especially in the batting department.

There is now an extensive discussion if the coaching panel is failing to guide the dressing room.

“We have lost games before too but what I feel is we need someone who can transform the players from batting slow to playing with aggression. The way T20 format is played. We want to sit with the national team support staff [before they leave for Asia Cup T20 2022]. We had one series after another so there was no window for the coaching panel to come to Dhaka. We now got two-three days [between Zimbabwe tour and the Asia Cup] so they will be coming to Dhaka and discuss the issues,” Jalal informed the media yesterday at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.

Jalal clarified that there are no doubts regarding the dedication of the national team support staff but maybe with the way they are coaching the team.

“There are coaches who are aggressive and there are those who are not. For example, [Chandika] Hathurusingha was an aggressive coach which to be honest we are in need of. The support staff we have now including the head coach [Russell Domingo], batting coach [Jamie Siddons] and others are all experienced but not aggressive,” said Jalal.

“I believe being a bit aggressive can motivate our players. The difference is they are not aggressive,” the BCB director added.

 

[sweep_shot]

This could be the reason....

==

Bangladesh Cricket Board cricket operations committee chairman Jalal Younus believes Bangladesh cricket team are in need of an aggressive member in the coaching staff.

The team last Sunday suffered their first one-day international series defeat against Zimbabwe since 2013.

Tourists Bangladesh lost both the first and second ODI by five wickets at Harare Sports Club and are on the brink of a humiliating whitewash.

The third and final ODI is scheduled to take place Wednesday at the same venue.

Bangladesh in the first half of the tour conceded a 2-1 loss in the three-match T20I series against the hosts.

In all the matches there has been a common discussion with regards to the players’ intent and lack of aggression, especially in the batting department.

There is now an extensive discussion if the coaching panel is failing to guide the dressing room.

“We have lost games before too but what I feel is we need someone who can transform the players from batting slow to playing with aggression. The way T20 format is played. We want to sit with the national team support staff [before they leave for Asia Cup T20 2022]. We had one series after another so there was no window for the coaching panel to come to Dhaka. We now got two-three days [between Zimbabwe tour and the Asia Cup] so they will be coming to Dhaka and discuss the issues,” Jalal informed the media yesterday at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.

Jalal clarified that there are no doubts regarding the dedication of the national team support staff but maybe with the way they are coaching the team.

“There are coaches who are aggressive and there are those who are not. For example, [Chandika] Hathurusingha was an aggressive coach which to be honest we are in need of. The support staff we have now including the head coach [Russell Domingo], batting coach [Jamie Siddons] and others are all experienced but not aggressive,” said Jalal.

“I believe being a bit aggressive can motivate our players. The difference is they are not aggressive,” the BCB director added.

I don't think it is an issue with coach. They have tried out many different coaches. Result was the same generally.

I think the main issues are entitlement culture, bad selections, poor captaincy, and lack of autonomy of selectors (due to dictator Papon).

 

[Albatros]

Bangladesh had better Test team in the 2000's (likes of Ashraful, Habibul Bashar, Rafique etc.) than their present day team.

It seems like modern day BD players don't care about Test cricket much. They get out quickly playing rash shots.

Maybe they think that cricket is underrated but there ar still millions of peopel who watch cricket and want their favorite team to win

 

[sweep_shot]

Maybe they think that cricket is underrated but there ar still millions of peopel who watch cricket and want their favorite team to win

I don't think they think cricket is underrated. But, they don't seem interested in Test cricket. Focus seems to be on T20 and ODI more.

 

[giri26]

I don't think they think cricket is underrated. But, they don't seem interested in Test cricket. Focus seems to be on T20 and ODI more.

Despite focusing on white ball formats, they have just lost both T20 & ODI series against Zimbabwe. You would expect Bangladesh to be able to at least beat Zimbabwe home and away.

 

[SportsWarrior]

One thing Bangladesh don't get enough credit for is having a fairly top-class domestic List A tournament. The Dhaka Premier League (DPL) is quite popular in Bangladesh and was arguably their most important domestic tournament before the BPL. Bangladeshi posters can shed more light on the popularity/effectiveness of this tournament but the fact of the matter is that the tournament has the backing of some of Bangladesh's top corporations and attracts overseas talent from India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka every year.

The tournament has even been a launching pad for players like Soumya Sarkar and Liton Das in the past. So its not a stretch to say that the tournament may have contributed significantly to Bangladesh's ODI success.

This is actually a very good point. DPL always attracted pretty good crowd and talent from India, SL and Pak. The quality of cricket is probably best among all domestic tournaments in BD.

 

[sweep_shot]

Despite focusing on white ball formats, they have just lost both T20 & ODI series against Zimbabwe. You would expect Bangladesh to be able to at least beat Zimbabwe home and away.

BD always crush Zimbabwe at home. Zimbabwe haven't won a series in Bangladesh after 2005.

They also won 6-1 last year in Zimbabwe. But, they somehow botched it this year.

 

[sweep_shot]

Despite focusing on white ball formats, they have just lost both T20 & ODI series against Zimbabwe. You would expect Bangladesh to be able to at least beat Zimbabwe home and away.

Prior to this ODI series against Zimbabwe, they have won 5 ODI series in a row.

2-1 against Afghans
2-1 against South Africa
2-1 against Sri Lanka
3-0 against West Indies
3-0 against Zimbabwe (2021).

 

[anonymous_guy]

This could be the reason....

==

Bangladesh Cricket Board cricket operations committee chairman Jalal Younus believes Bangladesh cricket team are in need of an aggressive member in the coaching staff.

The team last Sunday suffered their first one-day international series defeat against Zimbabwe since 2013.

Tourists Bangladesh lost both the first and second ODI by five wickets at Harare Sports Club and are on the brink of a humiliating whitewash.

The third and final ODI is scheduled to take place Wednesday at the same venue.

Bangladesh in the first half of the tour conceded a 2-1 loss in the three-match T20I series against the hosts.

In all the matches there has been a common discussion with regards to the players’ intent and lack of aggression, especially in the batting department.

There is now an extensive discussion if the coaching panel is failing to guide the dressing room.

“We have lost games before too but what I feel is we need someone who can transform the players from batting slow to playing with aggression. The way T20 format is played. We want to sit with the national team support staff [before they leave for Asia Cup T20 2022]. We had one series after another so there was no window for the coaching panel to come to Dhaka. We now got two-three days [between Zimbabwe tour and the Asia Cup] so they will be coming to Dhaka and discuss the issues,” Jalal informed the media yesterday at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.

Jalal clarified that there are no doubts regarding the dedication of the national team support staff but maybe with the way they are coaching the team.

“There are coaches who are aggressive and there are those who are not. For example, [Chandika] Hathurusingha was an aggressive coach which to be honest we are in need of. The support staff we have now including the head coach [Russell Domingo], batting coach [Jamie Siddons] and others are all experienced but not aggressive,” said Jalal.

“I believe being a bit aggressive can motivate our players. The difference is they are not aggressive,” the BCB director added.

If they want an AGGRESSIVE coach, they should hire Younis Khan.

The man is so aggressive he would run with a cutlery knife if any batsman scores at less than run a ball in ODIs.

Just out of sheer fear Bangladesh batmen would start hitting everyone and everything out of the park.

 

[gazza619]

Aggressive mindset is utter nonsense.

They lack on skill, thats all.

 

[MenInG]

Well they played well today and won emphatically - so lot to do with the mental state.

 

[MenInG]

Bangladesh have appointed Sridharan Sriram as their technical consultant in the shortest format till the ICC Men's T20 World Cup later this year.

Sriram, who had been working with the Australia men's team until recently as the Assistant coach, had shifted his focus to IPL after six years of association with Cricket Australia.

The former India cricketer initially teamed up with Australia as a consultant before he became a part of the coaching staff. Sriram has been appointed with an eye on the ICC Men's T20 World Cup two months later in Australia, where he has plied his trade for a while now.

"We have appointed him because he has got experience of working in IPL while the World Cup is in Australia where he has worked for a long time," BCB president Nazmul Hasan said. "His tenure will be from the Asia Cup until the T20 World Cup."

Hasan also stated that the role of Jamie Siddons, the batting coach who was appointed earlier this year, could also change.

"He also wants that [to work with the development] but unfortunately he is travelling with the team and nothing is happening because he cannot develop in such a short span of time,'' he said.

"Jamie will certainly go in the World Cup but we don't know whether we will send him to Asia Cup. If we don't send him in to Asia Cup, then we will be going without a batting coach, while if he goes then we will not have development in this period so there are lot of issues we are working on."

ICC

 

[daytrader]

"...Living In Fool's Kingdom": Shakib Al Hasan Warns Against High Hopes From Bangladesh
Shakib is not expecting a massive change in fortunes in the upcoming Asia Cup, which begins on August 27, and said that a true indicator of their development will be seen at the T20 World Cup.

Shakib al Hasan has been appointed Bangladesh's new T20I captain, but he warned people from expecting their fortunes to turn around quickly, saying that neither he nor any one person can bring about immediate change. He said that people expecting their team to undergo an immediate turnaround are "living in fool's paradise". Shakib has been appointed the Bangladesh T20I captain till the 2022 T20 World Cup, which will be held in Australia in October-November. The board also appointed Sridharan Sriram as their technical director.

However, Shakib is not expecting a massive change in fortunes in the upcoming Asia Cup, which begins on August 27, and said that a true indicator of their development will be seen at the T20 World Cup.

"I have no goals. My only aim is that we can do well in the World Cup and these are the preparations for it ," Shakib was quoted as saying to reporters by Cricbuzz.

"If someone thinks that I can change things within one or two days or someone else will come to change it, then we are living in a fool's kingdom," he said.

"If you are able to think practically, our true development will be seen when the team really does well in the World Cup in three months' time," Shakib added.

He went on to say that Bangladesh are "far behind" in the format.

"See, we first played this type of version in 2006. Since then, we have not had good results, except the Asia Cup final. We are far behind in this version from that point so we have no choice but to make a new start," Shakib said.

"When a baby starts walking [the first] steps are very difficult but gradually things become easier and I hope that we will also be able to start walking step by step like a baby and then move forward."

NDTV

 

[TNAmarkFromIndia]

The problem can be attributed to their domestic cricketing system. Bangladesh should hire Indian coaches at the domestic level and technical directors to oversee the structure and organization of cricket in the country. :

 

[MenInG]

Bangladesh's newly-appointed technical consultant Sridharan Sriram will also be in charge of the side for the Asia Cup with head coach Russell Domingo excluded from T20 plans and instructed to focus on ODI and Tests by the BCB. The new coach said that his biggest strength would be that he will be starting 'fresh' and without the baggage of Bangladesh's poor run of performances in T20s and also his own frustrations from playing days.

Sriram was asked how his ten thousand domestic runs help him coach. The coach was pretty straightforward in pointing out that his playing career did not matter now. He pointed out that his knowledge of working in different culture can help his cause.

"I just forgot the fact that I was a player and it doesn't matter how many runs you have scored because at the end of the day I am here to help other people and that is my biggest strength and I don't carry baggage of my playing days, my frustration and my past into coaching. The others have different set of eyes and my experience of dealing with different cultures like work with the IPL, work with the Indian boys and work with the Aussie set-up and so I think there is a good mixture of the east and the west," Sriram said.

"Coming into the culture like Bangladesh I understand the upbringing and I understand the way they approach the game and at the same time I can bring those professionalism and the expectations and I can really set clear expectations of what is required at this level from a professional stand point so I think it's a good sort of combination and I am looking forward to it," he added.

Sriram informed that he first got the call to work with the Tigers from team director Khaled Mahmud. The Bangladesh coaching panel has legendary former players like Allan Donald and Rangana Herath while Jamie Siddons has experience of working here in Bangladesh before as head coach. Having arrived at a very short notice, Sriram was not looking to dictate terms rather he explained that his job would be to bring the coaching resources together and he was not going to lead but collaborate.

"I think it's [my role] very simple and I am very clear about my role here, probably bring the resources together. We got some very good skill coaches and I trust what they are doing completely and my job is to basically work with the captain, work with the team director and bring the skill coaches together. Bring all the three components together and use my T20's experience of IPL and Australia and bring a strategy where we can use our resources properly and so I am very clear about my role and I am not saying I am leading the side and I am just trying to collaborate," Sriram said.

Asked if he can make a difference in a short period of time, Sriram was adamant that he was not concerned by what has happened in the past.

"I am carrying with a fresh set of eyes and I am carrying no baggage. What you are saying is news to me and so I am not looking it at that way and looking at fresh set of eyes and so I am bringing in my ideas and I am bringing in fresh energies and so and I am just wanting to get the team together and start afresh," the coach said at the press conference ahead of yesterday's practice session in Dubai.

https://www.thedailystar.net/sports...2/news/sriram-arrives-without-baggage-3103601

 

[MenInG]

Bangladesh are without a coach nine weeks before hosting England, after Russell Domingo resigned.

In December, Domingo, 48, oversaw a 2-1 one-day international series victory over India, but they lost both Tests.

Bangladesh Cricket Board operations chief Jalal Yunus told the AFP news agency that they would start work "to appoint a new head coach before our next series".

The Tigers have no scheduled fixtures before facing England in early March.

The rearranged tour features three ODIs and three Twenty20 internationals between 1 and 14 March.

South African Domingo, who replaced ex-England wicketkeeper Steve Rhodes as coach in September 2019, had a year left on his contract but had already been stripped of his role coaching Bangladesh's T20 side.

Bangladesh were knocked out in the group stage of the 2022 T20 World Cup in November.

 

[James]

Bangladesh are without a coach nine weeks before hosting England, after Russell Domingo resigned.

In December, Domingo, 48, oversaw a 2-1 one-day international series victory over India, but they lost both Tests.

Bangladesh Cricket Board operations chief Jalal Yunus told the AFP news agency that they would start work "to appoint a new head coach before our next series".

The Tigers have no scheduled fixtures before facing England in early March.

The rearranged tour features three ODIs and three Twenty20 internationals between 1 and 14 March.

South African Domingo, who replaced ex-England wicketkeeper Steve Rhodes as coach in September 2019, had a year left on his contract but had already been stripped of his role coaching Bangladesh's T20 side.

Bangladesh were knocked out in the group stage of the 2022 T20 World Cup in November.

There were rumours after Bangladesh somewhat missed out on their huge chance to win the second Test against India that he would be sacked due to the result, so he might have been asked to resign.

 

[jnaveen1980]

There were rumours after Bangladesh somewhat chucked away their huge chance to win the second Test against India that he would be sacked, so he might have been “asked” to resign.

One of the biggest dream of BD fans/BD team/admin is to beat india in a Test match. They threw it away to kick this guy out? lol Why would they do that? Not even BD fans will agree with this theory.

 

[James]

One of the biggest dream of BD fans/BD team/admin is to beat india in a Test match. They threw it away to kick this guy out? lol Why would they do that? Not even BD fans will agree with this theory.

I think you’ve misunderstood the post.

Chucked away is a figure of speech for losing a game that they should have won. Doesn’t mean anything dodgy happened.

I’ll edit the post for clarity.

 

[jnaveen1980]

I think you’ve misunderstood the post.

Chucked away is a figure of speech for losing a game that they should have won. Doesn’t mean anything dodgy happened.

I’ll edit the post for clarity.

They did beat India in a ODI series. Nobody expected BD to beat India in Tests. Fact that they ran them very close in itself is creditable. OVerall this series was competitive. If they had set a target of 200 plus BD would have had a definite chance. Both England and Australia succumbed on the very same ground when the target was above 200.

 

[sweep_shot]

I think Domingo's style of laidback coaching is not suited to a developing team like Bangladesh.

Bangladesh need a cut-throat coach; someone who would be proactive. It is why BD management wasn't happy with Domingo (based on what I have read).

Domingo probably would suit a mid-tier team like New Zealand. He was the coach of South Africa before.

 

[Suleiman]

BD Vs Pak test series right now will be very interesting.

 

[sweep_shot]

BD Vs Pak test series right now will be very interesting.

Pakistan should kill them in Test easily. They defeated Bangladesh 2-0 earlier this year.

ODI can be a bit more competitive if the series is in Bangladesh. Bangladesh have lost just one ODI home series since 2015.

 

[MenInG]

Batting coach Jamie Siddons will not be working with the Bangladesh national cricket team anymore, the Australian confirmed through a Facebook post on Monday.

However, Siddons, who will still be working for the Bangladesh Cricket Board, informed that his focus will now be developing players outside the national team.

"I'm back in Dhaka after a short break. I wont be working with the National team anymore as I feel my best value to BCB is working with the next generation to ensure the players just outside of the team are being well looked after and are improving each day in preparation for their next opportunity to play for their country," Siddons' post read.

Siddons also informed that this is a decision that he and the board have mutually agreed upon.

"I love coaching the skills of the game to young players and so the BCB and I have made it happen! The glory is being with the National team and I love that, but most of the skill development, improvement and training takes place in the nets and heat when grinding it out in the nets at Mirpur! Looking forward to working with our future players with the A Team and the Tigers," he added.

Siddons joined the BCB for a second stint as a batting coach in February, 2022. He served as the national team head coach from 2007 to 2011.

https://www.thedailystar.net/sports...working-national-team-anymore-siddons-3308731

 

[Bilal Ahmad15]

They look a good team in ODI