Sriram named as Bangladesh T20 consultant
BANGLADESH’s cricket board on Friday (19) named Sridharan Sriram as the technical consultant for the country’s Twenty20 international side until the World Cup in Australia later this year.
The former all-rounder currently serves as spin and batting coach for Royal Challengers Bangalore after spells helping shepherd India through last year’s Test championship and consulting with Australia.
‘There are several issues that have been considered, like involvement with IPL,’ Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan told reporters in Dhaka.
‘We were looking for someone who has involvement in T20s. Since the game is in Australia and he worked for many days in Australia, this is why he has been appointed,’ he said.
Sriram played eight one-day internationals for India between 2000 and 2004. Bangladesh have been struggling in T20s and failed to make a single win during the final round of the World Cup in the United Arab Emirates last year.
They won just two of their last 15 T20s and suffered their maiden series loss to 11th-ranked Zimbabwe earlier this month.