The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) claims they have not yet given up hope of securing the services of Paul Farbrace as their new head coach, despite a recent contract having been turned down by England's current No. 2 man, reports ESPNcricinfo.
According to sources who requested anonymity, Farbrace was close to signing up as Bangladesh's head coach even last week. But after being sent the contract, he chose instead to inform the BCB that he was unable to join the Bangladesh team.
Both the BCB and Farbrace refused to comment on the matter when contacted by the news agency.
However, as recently as March 7, the BCB was hopeful that they had their man. President Nazmul Hassan said that they have finalised the head coach, who he described as a "known figure". He said that they expected the coach to join in the first week of April.
"We have finalised our head coach who is expected to join the Bangladesh team by the first week of April," he said. "At the moment I am not going to disclose the name but I can say that he is a well-known figure, not someone unknown like Chandika Hathurusingha."
By March 11, however, Hassan was sounding a different note, suggesting the board were keen to interview more coaching candidates after the Nidahas Trophy.
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