BSS, Dhaka :
Former Sri Lankan pacer Janak Champika Gamage has joined the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) as the national women’s team Head Coach.
The 50-year-old Gamage has accepted a one-year term to coach the women’s team and arrived in Dhaka to start his assignment.
A familiar face in Bangladesh cricket, Gamage played with distinction in Dhaka League cricket for Wari, Mohammedan Sporting Club and Kalabagan between 1987 and 2000.
In 2006, he returned to Bangladesh and coached Mohammedan in the Dhaka Premier Division League. Gamage represented Sri Lanka in four ODIs in 1995, said a BCB press release.
On his new role, Gamage was very excited to get the opportunity and said, “This is a country that holds magical memories for me. I can speak the language and I have many friends in Bangladesh. I spent a significant portion of my career here playing club cricket. When I was here it was early days for Bangladesh cricket and it was a chance for players like me to come and contribute to the development of the game. Now we can see the progress that has been made and I am really looking forward to making another contribution in taking women’s cricket forward.
“The goal for me would be to try and improve our ICC ranking. I believe that with my local knowledge and coaching experience I will be able to make a positive impression.”
Former Sri Lankan pacer Janak Champika Gamage has joined the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) as the national women’s team Head Coach.
The 50-year-old Gamage has accepted a one-year term to coach the women’s team and arrived in Dhaka to start his assignment.
A familiar face in Bangladesh cricket, Gamage played with distinction in Dhaka League cricket for Wari, Mohammedan Sporting Club and Kalabagan between 1987 and 2000.
In 2006, he returned to Bangladesh and coached Mohammedan in the Dhaka Premier Division League. Gamage represented Sri Lanka in four ODIs in 1995, said a BCB press release.
On his new role, Gamage was very excited to get the opportunity and said, “This is a country that holds magical memories for me. I can speak the language and I have many friends in Bangladesh. I spent a significant portion of my career here playing club cricket. When I was here it was early days for Bangladesh cricket and it was a chance for players like me to come and contribute to the development of the game. Now we can see the progress that has been made and I am really looking forward to making another contribution in taking women’s cricket forward.
“The goal for me would be to try and improve our ICC ranking. I believe that with my local knowledge and coaching experience I will be able to make a positive impression.”
