UNB, Dhaka :
Bangladesh Women’s cricket team is likely to get a new head coach soon.
Former India women’s team wicketkeeper Anju Jain is set to take over the charge replacing former England all-rounder David Capel, who has been in the job since October 2016.
Capel will step down after returning from the Tigresses’ ongoing overseas series of five ODIs and three T20Is against South Africa, which will end on May 20.
Jain’s deal is yet to be worked out as she will join the national team on a six-month contract and take over as soon as Bangladesh’s return from South Africa on May 21, reports espncricinfo on Saturday.
Jain will join by her former India colleague Devika Palshikar and Anuja Dalvi, who are already onboard as assistant coach and physiotherapist respectively.
“An opportunity to coach a national team at this stage is quite exciting. At this moment, the biggest challenge is to help the team qualify for the Women’s World T20 in West Indies. There is talent, but you need to give them games. Our primary responsibility as a coaching group will be to ensure they develop the finer skill sets, and that will come with experience,” said Jain.
Bangladesh women’s side is playing the series against South Africa as part of their preparation ahead of the qualifying battles for the Women’s World T20 to be played in the West Indies in November.
The BCB has penciled in a 10-day tour of Ireland in preparation for the eight-team Women’s World T20 Qualifiers to be held in Netherlands in July.
Bangladesh, who lost all their four matches at the previous edition in 2016, are the top-ranked side in the group that consists of Ireland, Papua New Guinea, Scotland, Netherlands, Uganda, Thailand and United Arab Emirates. Two teams from the qualifiers will join the top eight at the World T20.
Jain is a Level-B certified BCCI coach and has extensively taken part in exchange programmes with Cricket Australia. Her involvement with Bangladesh will mean she will step down as head coach of Vidarbha women’s team. She previously coached India at the 2012 Women’s World T20 and the 2013 World Cup.
Jain is the second India woman cricketer to land the Bangladesh job. Former captain Mamta Maben was previously in-charge of Bangladesh across two stints in 2011 and 2013.
Bangladesh Women’s cricket team is likely to get a new head coach soon.
Former India women’s team wicketkeeper Anju Jain is set to take over the charge replacing former England all-rounder David Capel, who has been in the job since October 2016.
Capel will step down after returning from the Tigresses’ ongoing overseas series of five ODIs and three T20Is against South Africa, which will end on May 20.
Jain’s deal is yet to be worked out as she will join the national team on a six-month contract and take over as soon as Bangladesh’s return from South Africa on May 21, reports espncricinfo on Saturday.
Jain will join by her former India colleague Devika Palshikar and Anuja Dalvi, who are already onboard as assistant coach and physiotherapist respectively.
“An opportunity to coach a national team at this stage is quite exciting. At this moment, the biggest challenge is to help the team qualify for the Women’s World T20 in West Indies. There is talent, but you need to give them games. Our primary responsibility as a coaching group will be to ensure they develop the finer skill sets, and that will come with experience,” said Jain.
Bangladesh women’s side is playing the series against South Africa as part of their preparation ahead of the qualifying battles for the Women’s World T20 to be played in the West Indies in November.
The BCB has penciled in a 10-day tour of Ireland in preparation for the eight-team Women’s World T20 Qualifiers to be held in Netherlands in July.
Bangladesh, who lost all their four matches at the previous edition in 2016, are the top-ranked side in the group that consists of Ireland, Papua New Guinea, Scotland, Netherlands, Uganda, Thailand and United Arab Emirates. Two teams from the qualifiers will join the top eight at the World T20.
Jain is a Level-B certified BCCI coach and has extensively taken part in exchange programmes with Cricket Australia. Her involvement with Bangladesh will mean she will step down as head coach of Vidarbha women’s team. She previously coached India at the 2012 Women’s World T20 and the 2013 World Cup.
Jain is the second India woman cricketer to land the Bangladesh job. Former captain Mamta Maben was previously in-charge of Bangladesh across two stints in 2011 and 2013.
