The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has appointed former Australian speedster Shaun Tait as the brand new tempo bowling coach for the nationwide males’s group. The 42-year-old replaces New Zealand’s Andre Adams, who parted methods with the group following Bangladesh’s disappointing outings within the 2024 T20 World Cup and the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy. Tait has signed a contract that can see him stay within the function till November 2027.
The previous pacer comes with immense worldwide expertise each as a participant and a coach. As a participant, he represented Australia in 59 worldwide matches, selecting 95 wickets throughout codecs. He was a part of Australia’s victorious 2007 ODI World Cup squad.
Following his retirement, Tait took up teaching duties and has served bowling coach roles with Pakistan, West Indies (Check group), and Afghanistan. He has additionally labored in a number of franchise leagues, together with the BPL, BBL, PSL, LPL, and English county cricket. Tait revealed about working with a younger and stable group of Bangladesh quick bowlers. The 42-year-old additionally spoke concerning the alternative to work alongside head coach Phil Simmons.
“It is a good time to be concerned with the Bangladesh cricket group proper now, a little bit of a brand new period in case you like. It has been spoken about many instances recently-the younger expertise with the quick bowlers-which is nice. That is worldwide cricket, not a improvement group, and everybody expects the expertise to convey outcomes, which could be very a lot my focus with the quick bowling group and, most significantly, getting extra wins for the group. To have the chance to work with Phil Simmons is equally as thrilling, and I am trying ahead to the journey forward,” Tait mentioned as quoted by Cricbuzz.
In the meantime, the Tigers just lately performed a two-Check collection in opposition to Zimbabwe and are scheduled to face the UAE in T20Is on Could 17 and 19 in Sharjah. These matches are set to be appeared up as a warm-up for fixtures in opposition to Pakistan and Sri Lanka later within the 12 months.
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