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Anju won't travel for Pakistan tour with BD squad

Tuesday, 1 October 2019



Bangladesh Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to appoint interim team management for the national women team as head coach Anju Jain along with other two members have decided not to travel with the side to Pakistan, reports Cricbuzz.
BCB has now turned to former head coach Dipu Roy Chowdhury for the tour that'll involve three T20s and two ODIs to be played between October 26 and November 05.
"This is not in our hands [Indian coaches travelling to Pakistan]. It is more or less a diplomatic issue," former national opener Javed Omar, who has been appointed the team manager, said on Sunday.
Veteran cricket coach Imdadul Haq will act as the deputy of Chowdhury while Anowar Hossain will be the trainer during the tour. BCB chief executive Nizamuddin Chowdhury quashed any security threats and stressed they are comfortable travelling to Pakistan.