Ashraful appointed as Tigers' batting coach

Razzak to serve as team director

FE Team | Published: November 04, 2025 22:12:38

Former Bangladesh player Mohammad Ashraful has been appointed as the national batting coach ahead of the upcoming home series against Ireland while former spinner and current BCB director Abdur Razzak will serve as team director, report agencies.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) made the appointments at its board meeting on Monday night, confirmed by media committee chairman Amzad Hossain following the session.
The Ireland series, featuring two Tests and three T20 internationals, begins later this month.
Ashraful will replace Mohammad Salahuddin, the senior assistant coach, who has been overseeing the batting unit ever since BCB decided to part ways with David Hemp. Ashraful will make a return to the national dressing room for the first time since getting banned in 2014 for match fixing issues in BPL.
Ashraful worked as batting coach in different capacities in the domestic circuit as well as in the Global Super League, where he guided the Rangpur Riders batting unit on two occasions.
Meanwhile, former left-arm spinner and current board director Abdur Razzak will act as team director of the national team for the upcoming home series against Ireland, who are scheduled to play a two-match Test series alongside three T20Is from November.
"Ashraful has the experience - that's a given. He has already completed the coaching courses, and mainly his experience was the key for us in this role," Razzak told reporters a press conference at Mirpur Sher-e Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNS)following the board meeting at SBNS.
Razzak added that senior assistant coach Mohammad Salahuddin will be fulfilling the role of senior assistant coach. "Salahuddin bhai is the senior assistant coach. There wasn't any discussion about anyone failing to do their job or anything like that. And no one has been sacked from their post," he said before clearing his position
"My role will be like any other team director's role. I will observe, keep an eye on things, and if anyone needs any help, I'll provide it. If they need anything, I'll try to help," he added.
Ashraful, once the youngest centurion in Test history, will take on his first coaching assignment with the senior national team.
He is currently head coach of Barishal Division in the ongoing National Cricket League and previously served as batting coach of Rangpur Riders in the Bangladesh Premier League.
Razzak, who has been overseeing women's cricket as a BCB director, will step into a broader leadership role for this series.
His appointment as team director marks a continuation of the board's policy of involving former players more directly in team management.
The BCB clarified that the rest of the coaching staff will remain unchanged. Until now, Bangladesh had no specialist batting coach, with assistant coach Mohammad Salahuddin informally handling batting duties.
Ireland are scheduled to play two Tests and three T20s during their Bangladesh tour. The first Test starts on November 11 in Sylhet, followed by the second in Mirpur on November 19. The T20Is will take place on November 27 and 29 in Chattogram, with the final match set for December 02 in the city.