Sriram appointed as Tigers’ T20 consultant
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Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has appointed ex-Indian cricketer Sridharan Sriram as the technical consultant to the team for T20s ahead of the Asia Cup starting on August 27 in the UAE.
Nazmul Hasan Papon, the president of BCB, said Sridharan will work with the Bangladesh team till the T20 World Cup that will take place later this year in Australia.
Sridharan has the experience of coaching several teams in the domestic circuit. He is coming to Dhaka this week to discuss his role with the Bangladesh team, Nazmul added.
“Sridharan is coming this week,” Nazmul said on Friday. “He is coming as the technical consultant for T20Is only. And he will work till the T20 World Cup. He has the experience of working with high-grade T20 teams.”
Sridharan is expected to arrive in Dhaka on Sunday.
The Tamil Nadu-born cricketer played only eight ODIs for India. He has vast experience in playing first-class cricket where he has 32 centuries and a total of 9,539 runs.
Sridharan has the experience of coaching Indian Premier League teams like Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kings XI Punjab. He also worked as a spin-bowling coach for Australia.
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