Salahuddin appointed Tigers' senior assistant coach

Mohammad Salahuddin has been appointed as the senior assistant coach of the national men's cricket team with his contract set to run until March 15, 2025, reports Cricbuzz.

BCB president Faruque Ahmed said that Salahuddin's inclusion in the national set-up will pave ways for other local coaches to come into the system in the coming days.

"When I took over as BCB President, I made a commitment to provide opportunities for deserving candidates to contribute to the national team set-up and Salahuddin brings with him a wealth of experience, pedigree, and knowledge, making him the ideal candidate for this role. I firmly believe it is time to integrate more capable Bangladeshi coaches into the system," Faruque said in a statement on Tuesday.

With a coaching career spanning two decades, Salahiddin has previously served as Assistant Coach and Fielding Coach for the National Team from 2006 to 2010. He also worked as a specialist coach at the BCB National Cricket Academy from 2010 to 2011. In 2014, he was appointed Head Coach of Singapore and led the team in the ICC World Cricket League Division 4.

Salahuddin holds an ACC-Cricket Australia Level 3 accreditation and is one of the most successful local coaches, having won multiple Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) and Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League titles with the teams he has coached.

Salahuddin is expected to travel with the Bangladesh team on November 10 when the leave Dhaka for West Indies to play two Tests, three ODIs and three T20Is.