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Sriram: I believe Bangladesh has huge potential in white ball cricket
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Former Indian all-rounder and Australia assistant coach Sridharan Sriram was added as the Technical Consultant to the national coaching panel on Friday. The new coach believes that Bangladesh has huge potential in white-ball cricket.
On his new assignment with Bangladesh, Sriram said he was excited and looking forward to the role.
“I bring with me twenty-five years of cricketing experience and nine years of coaching at an elite level. I am really looking forward to working with the Bangladesh players,” said Sriram.
“I believe Bangladesh has huge potential in white ball cricket and the very thought of being involved with such a talented group of players at two high profile events excites me,” he added.
The 46-year-old will join the squad’s preparation in Dhaka for the Asia Cup T20 in the UAE and will be working with the Bangladesh Team until the end of its campaign in the ICC Twenty20 World Cup in Australia later this year.
Sriram, who played eight ODIs for India between 2000-2004 had a distinguished first-class career spanning nearly 18 years. He was assistant coach of the Australian team from 2015 to 2022. During this period Australia won the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup in the UAE.
He has extensive experience with franchisee Twenty20 teams in the Indian Premier League (IPL) having coached Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kings XI Punjab and Delhi Daredevils.