Bangladesh national team senior assistant coach Mohammed Salahuddin has submitted his resignation and is set to leave after the forthcoming Ireland series, confirmed the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Wednesday.
Salahuddin, who was appointed for the post in November last year, came to the BCB office at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Wednesday to submit his resignation letter.Ìý
‘Senior assistant coach of the national cricket team (men’s), Mohammed Salahuddin, has submitted his resignation to the Bangladesh Cricket Board CEO. He will leave his position at the end of the upcoming Test and T20I series against Ireland,’ the BCB said in a press release.Ìý
Salauddin’s resignation comes days after the BCB announced that Mohammad Ashraful had been appointed as the specialist batting coach for the Ireland series.Ìý
However, the chairman of the BCB’s cricket operations, Nazmul Abedeen Fahim, said that they would discuss Salahuddin’s resignation internally.Ìý
‘He [Salahuddin] has expressed his desire to step down after the series against Ireland. We will discuss the matter internally before making any further comment,’ said Fahim.Ìý
This was Salahuddin’s second term in the national fold after he had previously served as an assistant coach and fielding coach of the national team from 2006 to 2010. He also worked as a specialist coach at the BCB National Cricket Academy from 2010 to 2011.
He has been one of the most regarded coaches of Bangladesh. Before re-joining the national team, Salahuddin had tremendous success in the domestic tournaments like the BPL and the DPL.Ìý
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