Wasim Jaffer in line to join BCB's game-development wing

Wasim Jaffer is in line to join the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB)'s game-development wing, where he is likely to work with both the Bangladesh Under-19 boys as well as at the board's high-performance centre, reports ESPNcricinfo.

Jaffer had a previous stint with Bangladesh as a batting consultant at the BCB's academy in Mirpur, for a few months in 2019. During that time, he had been involved with the country's age group teams - Under-16s to Under-19s - and had also worked as a consultant with the high-performance committee. Jaffer had also played in the Dhaka Premier League for Abahani Limited in 2018-19.

More recently, 44-year-old Jaffer served as the head coach of the Odisha senior men's side. This was for the ongoing 2021-22 Indian domestic season. In July 2021, he was given a two-year contract by the Odisha Cricket Association.