Head coach and players of Bangladesh cricket team
Bangladesh team recently toured India. Where a series of two Test and three T20 matches was played between the two teams. During this series, Bangladesh team could not get a single win. Meanwhile, Bangladesh Cricket Board has taken a big decision and along with suspending Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusinghe, he has also been dismissed immediately after that. Phil Simmons has now been appointed as the new head coach of the team in place of Chandika Hathurusinghe.
Why was he terminated?
A lot of big changes have been made in Bangladesh cricket in recent times. If we tell you about the reason for terminating Chandika Hathurusinghe from the post of head coach, he had slapped a player during the 2023 ODI World Cup. Bangladesh's poor performance is not the reason behind this. Apart from this, one reason given is that he used to take a lot of leave. Phil Simmons, who was appointed the new head coach in his place, will remain in his post till the Champions Trophy to be played in Pakistan next year. In such a situation, Bangladesh team will play the Champions Trophy under his leadership.
Phil Simmons has played for West Indies
Talking about Phil Simmons, he has played for the West Indies team. He has played 26 Tests and 143 ODI matches for West Indies. Where he has scored 1002 runs in Test format and 3675 runs in ODI format. He has also worked with West Indies as a coach. He was the coach of West Indies from 2019 till the Australia tour this year. Now his new contract will start from this month. When the South African team comes to tour Bangladesh. During this period, a two-match Test series will be played between Bangladesh and South Africa.
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