BSS, Dhaka :
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has terminated the contract of assistant coach Ruwan Kalpage after he failed to turn up for wor by August 16.
Media committee chairman Jalal Yunus said Kalpage did not respond to the BCB’s latest letter, source ESPN cricinfo website.
“We had sent him a letter asking him to return to work by August 16, but he didn’t respond to us. So the BCB has terminated his contract,” Yunus told ESPN cricinfo.
Earlier, on August 17, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of BCB Nizamuddin Chowdhury had said that the board would “take action” against Kalpage for not turning up by the deadline. Kalpage and the BCB had been in constant touch in the previous few weeks, after he voiced concerns over his safety in Dhaka.
According to the BCB, the other foreign coaching staff had indicated similar concerns, but those were addressed by the provision of extra security.
Head coach Chandika Hathurusingha, fielding coach Richard Halsall and strength and conditioning coach Mario Villavarayan all returned to Dhaka earlier this month. They have been each assigned a security officer.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has terminated the contract of assistant coach Ruwan Kalpage after he failed to turn up for wor by August 16.
Media committee chairman Jalal Yunus said Kalpage did not respond to the BCB’s latest letter, source ESPN cricinfo website.
“We had sent him a letter asking him to return to work by August 16, but he didn’t respond to us. So the BCB has terminated his contract,” Yunus told ESPN cricinfo.
Earlier, on August 17, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of BCB Nizamuddin Chowdhury had said that the board would “take action” against Kalpage for not turning up by the deadline. Kalpage and the BCB had been in constant touch in the previous few weeks, after he voiced concerns over his safety in Dhaka.
According to the BCB, the other foreign coaching staff had indicated similar concerns, but those were addressed by the provision of extra security.
Head coach Chandika Hathurusingha, fielding coach Richard Halsall and strength and conditioning coach Mario Villavarayan all returned to Dhaka earlier this month. They have been each assigned a security officer.
