Ashwell Prince, Rangana Herath Join Bangladesh's Coaching Staff

Former Sri Lanka spinner Rangana Herath has been appointed as Bangladesh’s spin-bowling consultant until the T20 World Cup later in the year in the UAE. Former South Africa batsman Ashwell Prince will be their batting consultant during the upcoming tour of Zimbabwe.

Rangana Herath retired from international cricket in 2018 as the most successful left-arm bowler having taken 433 wickets in 93 Tests at 28.07. He had made his debut in 1999 but remained under the shadow of legendary teammate Muttiah Muralitharan.

It was only after Muralitharan retired from Test cricket in 2010, he became Sri Lanka’s lead spinner; Rangana Herath even went on to captain his country in the longest format towards the end of his career. He has completed his Level 3 coaching course (ICC/SLC) with a specialization in spin bowling.

First international coaching assignments for Rangana Herath, Ashwell Prince

Rangana Herath pipped over former India legspinner Sairaj Bahutule and the former Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal for this role. The left-arm spinner replaces another left-arm spinner – former New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori, whose 100-day contract with the BCB ended in April 2021.