Former Sri Lankan spin legend Rangana Herath was appointed as Bangladesh spin coach for the next two years, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) confirmed on Wednesday. Herath will join the Bangladesh coaching team in New Zealand in where the side will play two-match Test series that is the part of ICC World Test Championship. Herath’s contract is until the end of November 2023. Herath had earlier been the team’s spin consultant for the away series against Zimbabwe this year followed by the home series’ against Australia and New Zealand and the ICC Twenty20 World Cup. He is the most successful left-arm spinner in the history of Test cricket with 433 wickets taken in a remarkable career lasting two decades.
