Mushtaq meeting with cricketer-coaches

BCB finalized the appointment of spin coach last week as Rangana Herath did not renew his contract. The board has appointed former Pakistan spinner Mushtaq Ahmed as the new spin bowling coach of the Bangladesh team. Mushtaq arrived in Bangladesh on Monday afternoon after taking charge.

Mushtaq came to BCB today (Tuesday), the day after he set foot in Dhaka. BCB welcomed him in Mirpur Sher-e Bangla. Video analyst Mohsin Sheikh also came to BCB that day.

In a video published by the Cricket Board, Mushtaq is seen hugging the cricketer Mushfiqur Rahim after a courtesy call. Later, Assistant Manager of Cricket Operations Shahriar Nafis handed over the Bangladesh team’s practice kit to Mushtaq. Mushtaq was then seen talking to the head coach Chandika Hathurusingha. Assistant coach Nick Pothus, batting coach David Hemp were also present there.

Mushtaq was also seen shaking hands with captain Nazmul Hossain Shanta. There were Muminul Haque, Taijul Islam too. The former star leg spinner will start his Bangladesh campaign with the upcoming T20 series against Zimbabwe.

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