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Bangladesh selects West Indies great Courtney Walsh as interim coach
It is the first time Walsh has been called on to take charge of the entire squad
Dhaka — Bangladesh named West Indies fast bowling great Courtney Walsh as interim coach on Monday for the tri-nation Twenty20 series in Sri Lanka in March. Walsh has been Bangladesh’s fast bowling coach since early 2016 but he had never been called on to take charge of the entire squad. Bangladesh have been without a head coach since October when Chandika Hathurusingha, a former Sri Lankan batsman, quit after three years at the helm to join his struggling home team. Bangladesh named a 16-man squad for the tri-nation Twenty20 against Sri Lanka starting March 6. India is the other team in the tournament. All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been included despite a niggling finger injury that forced him out of the recent Sri Lanka series. Off-spinner Mehedi Hasan will fill in as back-up. Hassan said Shakib could bowl but not bat so they would rest him in the lead-up to the tournament. "His finger was swollen. So we can’t take any risk with Shakib," he said. Fast bowler Mashrafe Mortaza turn...
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