Asia Cup 2022: Sridharan Sriram named Bangladesh Head Coach till ICC T20 WC

A
report
in
“The
Daily
Star”
newspaper
quoted
a
BCB
director,
who
confirmed
Sriram’s
appointment.

“Yes,
we
have
chosen
Sriram
up
until
the
World
Cup.
As
we
are
moving
forward
with
a
fresh
mindset,
the
new
coach
will
be
seen
from
the
Asia
Cup
onwards.
And
since
the
T20
World
Cup
is
our
main
target,
he
(a
new
coach)
will
not
get
time
to
adapt
if
he
is
not
recruited
from
the
Asia
Cup.

“Many
may
say
that
there
is
not
much
left
for
the
Asia
Cup.
However,
as
I
said,
our
main
focus
is
the
T20
World
Cup,”
a
BCB
official
added.

Sriram
represented
India
in
eight
ODIs
between
2000
and
2004
and
also
served
as
Australia’s
assistant
and
spin-bowling
coach
for
a
long
time.

It
was
under
former
Australian
coach
Darren
Lehmann,
Sriram
was
entrusted
with
the
responsibility
as
a
spin
bowling
coach
in
2016.

The
46-year-old
recently
stepped
down
from
that
position
to
focus
on
his
role
with
the
Indian
Premier
League
(IPL)
side,
Royal
Challengers
Bangalore.

The
BCB
official,
however,
also
said,
that
South
African
Russell
Dominigo
would
continue
to
be
in
charge
of
the
Test
side.

“Domingo
would
continue
his
role
in
guiding
the
Test
team,
for
now,
as
we
have
a
Test
match
against
India
in
November,”
he
added.