Walsh named Tiger's head coach for Nidahas T20I series

FT SPORTS DESK

Bangladesh pace bowling coach Courtney Walsh has been appointed as the Tigers’ head coach for the Nidahas T20I tri-nation series involving India and host Sri Lanka.

BCB president Nazmul Hasan informed this to the media at a press conference at Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka Monday.

Meanwhile, leading all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan makes a comeback from an injury that ruled him out of the Sri Lanka series, to lead the T20 squad that will play in a tri-series that includes India and Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka next month.

But Shakib is stil recuperating from the finger injury and BCB president Nazmul Hasan indicated that he might be available for only “one or two matches.”

There were five changes to the side that last played the 2-match T20 series against Sri Lanka. Shakib, Tamim Imrul Kayes, Nurul Hasan and Mehidy Hasan come in while Mohammad Saifuddin, Zakir Hasan, Atif Hossain and Mohammad Mithun find themselves out of the reckoning.

Zimbabwe-born Richard Halsall who was appointed interim head coach after Chandika Hathurasingha took over Sri Lanka’s national team, had acted as Bangladesh’s fielding and assistant coach since mid-2014. He was appointed as head coach after the board failed to find a replacement for Hathurasingha before the ODI tri-series in January.

The opening game of the tri-series is scheduled to be held on March 6 in Colombo.

Bangladesh Squad for Nidahas trophy: Shakib (c), Mahmudullah, Tamim, Soumya, Mushfiqur, Sabbir, Mustafizur, Rubel, Abu Jayed, Taskin, Kayes, Nurul Hasan, Mehidy Hasan, Ariful, Nazmul Islam, Abu Haider.