Although it is not yet official, Chandika Hathurusingha is expected to return as head coach of the Bangladesh Men’s National Team, with Cricket New South Wales confirming he will leave his assistant coaching position. The update follows speculation in Bangladeshi media that the BCB has reached an agreement with Haslusinga.
BCB president Nazmul Hassan said Monday that a new head coach, slated to replace Russell Domingo, will be appointed between February 18-20. Although not named, ESPNcricinfo assumes that Hathurusingha will return.
“Coach is coming. I don’t know if it’s Hathuru or someone else, and the BCB hasn’t announced it, but we know,” Hassan said. “He will definitely be there before the England Series [starting March 1]. I won’t say who he will be. He will be here from February 18-20. ”
When he retired last month, Domingo was testing and he was the ODI coach. S Sriram was technically his advisor at his T20 World Cup last year and the BCB also wants to continue in that role and is in talks with the BCB. Haslsingha was with the Bangladesh team from 2014 to 2017 and it was under his management that the famous ODI winning streak began at home. After the 2017 tour of South Africa, he soon left the country and a few months later Sri Lanka he returned to Bangladesh as head coach of the team. The BCB has historically wanted a manager like Hathurusingha, known for being strict and aggressive, and after he left, both Steve Rose (2018-2019) and Domingo (2019-2022) went soft. Considered a BCB.
New South Wales shock after bad season
His departure from New South Wales, where he worked for the county from 2011 to 2014 prior to his first stint in Bangladesh, ends his second stint in the county. The New South Wales coaching staff continues to waver amid a disappointing season of being bottom of the Sheffield Shield and Marsh Cup at this point. “Chandi has made great contributions to cricket NSW, the Blues and the Sydney Thunder over the last few years and we are sad to see him leave,” said Michael Klinger, NSW’s head of men’s cricket. “But with that in mind, we fully understand his desire to take up a coaching role internationally and wish him the very best in the next chapter of his coaching career. .”
Head coach Phil Jack was sacked late last year and Sydney Sixers manager Greg Shippard took temporary responsibility until the end of the 2022-23 season. The role of Hathurusingha’s will be temporarily filled by Cameron White, who is also part of his team for the Sixers.