Rangana Herath joins as Bangladesh spin bowling coach for two years

Bangladesh tour of New Zealand

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Former Sri Lanka spin legend Rangana Herath has agreed on a two-year term as spin bowling coach of the Bangladesh team.

Herath set to join the Bangladesh coaching team in New Zealand as his first assignment and he will be contracted for two years until the end of November 2023.

Herath, the hero

Herath had earlier worked as the Bangladesh team’s spin consultant for their away series against Zimbabwe followed by the home series against Australia and New Zealand and the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.

Herath who is considered the most successful left-arm spinner in the history of Test cricket with 433 scalps is an ICC/SLC Level 3 qualified coach specializing in spin bowling.