Hathurusingha arrives today
Monday, 20 February 2023
Chandika Hathurusingha who was appointed as national cricket team's head coach for two years is set to arrive in Bangladesh today (Monday) to take the charge of the team, a Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) official informed, reports BSS.
This will be Hathurusingha's second spell as coach of Bangladesh, having previously supervised the team from 2014-2017.
His first assignment in his second spell with Bangladesh will be the upcoming
white-ball series against world champions England.
Bangladesh will play three ODIs and as many T20 International against the
Three Lions in next month.
Bangladesh bowling coach Rangana Herath affirmed that Chandika Hathurusingha's reappointment as the head coach of the national team will be fruitful and the Tigers will be benefitted from his service.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh spin bowling coach Rangana Herath expressed that Chandika Hathurusingha's reappointment as the head coach of the national team will benefit the Tigers in many ways.
"With Chandika, you know that he has been with Bangladesh cricket and he has
done well in that period. For me, I have kind of experience of playing with
him as well as under him when he was a coach," Herath said in the city on Sunday.
"I have a very good, positive feedback about him as well as confidence about
him that Bangladesh cricket will (get) help from him."
Hathurusingha's first assignment in his second spell will be to supervise Bangladesh for the home series against England.
"Obviously, playing against any other team, we are expecting to win, that is our ultimate target. But before you win, you need to follow the process, practice, how you plan, it should be done as soon as possible," Herath said about England series.