The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has appointed their pace bowling coach Courtney Walsh as the Head Coach of Bangladesh for the three-match Twenty20I series against Afghanistan in Dehradun, India, reports UNB.
The BCB officially made the announcement on Sunday.
Walsh had also performed the same job successfully, especially in T20 Cricket, during the Tri-nation Nidahas Trophy in Sri Lanka in March.
Tigers are scheduled to leave Dhaka for Dehradun tomorrow (Tuesday) to play the three T20s against Afghanistan on June 3, 5 and 7.
Bangladesh National Cricket team have been without a permanent head coach since resignation of Sri Lankan coach Chandika Hathurusingha in October last year.
Andy Flower, Tom Moody, Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara, Geoff Marsh and Paul Farbrace have already refused the BCB's offer.
The cricket board also interviewed Richard Pybus and Phil Simmons who have already been employed by the West Indies and Afghanistan respectively.
Meanwhile, the BCB has appointed South African legendary opening batsman Gary Kirsten as the National Team Management Consultant to help them select an appropriate head coach for the Bangladesh cricket team.
