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Samaraweera appointed Bangladesh batting consultant
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Thilan Samaraweera has
previously served as batting consultant to Australia
Former Sri Lanka
batsman Thilan Samaraweera has been appointed as Bangladesh batting
consultant for the upcoming home series against England. This will be his
second stint in this role with an international team, having already worked
as batting consultant to Australia earlier this year.
BCB
president Nazmul Hassan said on Friday that Samaraweera would be
available only for one series, but added that the contract could be extended.
He also said that the BCB was looking for a spin bowling coach, who could be
appointed before Bangladesh's tour to New Zealand later this year.
"Thilan
Samaraweera, the batting specialist, has been hired for the England series as a
consultant," Hassan said. "We will see if we want to extend him. We
are still looking for a spin bowling coach. [We will] get the best among those
available. We hope to appoint one before the New Zealand series."
Meanwhile, fielding coach Richard
Halsall has been promoted to the position of assistant coach
after Ruwan Kalpage was sacked last month for ignoring
instructions to report to duty. Halsall was part of the major shake-up in the
coaching staff that came about in mid-2014, when head coach Chandika
Hathurusingha was appointed.