The newly appointed head coach of the Bangladesh national cricket team, Phil Simmons, has arrived in Dhaka for his first assignment with the Tigers-a two-Test home series against South Africa.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said that they have signed Simmons for six months-until the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, which will take place in Pakistan in February.
Simmons was named as Bangladesh’s new coach after the BCB issued a suspension notice to the previous coach, Chandika Hathurusingha, for his alleged involvement in an assault of a national team player, as the BCB president Faruque Ahmed said.
After the South Africa series at home, Bangladesh will play a three-match ODI series against Afghanistan in the UAE. Then, they will travel to the West Indies for a full series consisting of Tests, ODIs, and T20Is.
Meanwhile, the South Africa cricket team also arrived in Dhaka on Wednesday morning.
The first Test of the two-match series will begin on October 21 in Dhaka, while the second Test will be played in C
hattogram from October 29th.
Source: United News of Bangladesh