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Bangladesh title Mushtaq Ahmed as spin coach for T20 World Cup

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Mushtaq Ahmed, the previous Pakistan legspinner, shall be Bangladesh’s spin-bowling coach till the T20 World Cup this 12 months. The BCB introduced on Tuesday that Mushtaq will come to Dhaka for the preparatory camp forward of the facet’s T20I collection towards Zimbabwe subsequent month.

“It’s a nice honor for me to be part of the Bangladesh cricket group as a spin bowling coach,” Mushtaq. “I’m trying ahead to the function and need to move my expertise to the gamers as a result of they’re very coachable and I at all times consider that they’re one of the harmful groups round. They will beat anybody as a result of they’ve the potential, the assets and the expertise. I’ll attempt to instill that perception into them. I’m very excited on the alternative to work with the group.”

Mushtaq replaces Rangana Herath, who was within the function for 2 years since he joined in June 2021.

Mushtaq will be a part of head coach Chandika Hathurusinghe, assistant coach Nic Pothas, batting coach David Hemp and quick bowling coach Andre Adams, amongst others, within the Bangladesh teaching workers.

Mushtaq’s longest time as a spin bowling coach was when he labored with the England males’s group from 2008 to 2014. He additionally labored in two stints for Pakistan: as a bowling marketing consultant from 2014 to 2016, and as spin bowling coach from 2020 to 2022.

In his taking part in days, Mushtaq gained the 1992 World Cup in a profession of 144 ODIs and 52 Exams. He was additionally prolific in county cricket, turning into the season’s highest wicket-taker in 1993 and in consecutive seasons from 2003 to 2007.

Mushtaq’s inclusion is for a brief stint however somebody like Rishad Hossain may very well be excited to work with a legendary legspinner for the primary time in his profession.


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