Bangladesh Cricket Board president Aminul Islam said that they wanted to transform the local coaches into international-standard as a three-day-long ‘Run Scoring Workshop’ started at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Wednesday.
Australian experts Ashley Ross and Ian Renshaw are conducting the specialised batting coaching programme, which attracted several current and former cricketers as well as coaches.
The likes of Mahmudullah, Abdur Razzak, Shahriar Nafees, Tushar Imran, Hannan Sarkar, Javed Omar Belim, Rajin Saleh, Marshall Ayub, Nayeem Islam, and Mohammad Ashraful, along with Sohel Islam and Mizanur Rahman Babul, are taking part in the workshop.
‘The question is how we can turn our existing local coaches into international-standard coaches so that in the future our coaches can also work abroad. That is one of our big goals,’ Aminul said while explaining the main objective of the programme.
‘Because not only in Asia, but in associate countries as well, the opportunities are expanding. First, we will see how our own coaches are working locally, and if they meet international standards, they will of course be able to work overseas,’ he added.
The BCB boss stated that the likes of Mahmudullah would be highly beneficial if he were to take any coaching role in the future.
‘Take Riyad [Mahmudullah], Shahriar Nafees, Ashraful, and Rajin Saleh; they are all accomplished Test cricketers. Now, if they had zero knowledge of coaching, maybe they could not become coaches,’ said the former national cricket team captain.
‘But once they receive high-level coaching education, combined with their playing experience, that blend is something very rare in the world. For players like Riyad, this is not just about playing—it is the first step toward becoming world-class coaches,’ he added.
Aminul also said that they would conduct a Level-3 coaching course in the future. He also hoped that these would help them to strengthen the cricket culture of the country.
He said, ‘This is the first time we are doing a programme like this. It is something Bangladesh needs. Next, we will hold the Level-3 coaching course. Our aim is to strengthen cricket culture nationwide.’
‘If our coaches meet international standards, they will not only serve here but also abroad. That’s how you build a sustainable cricket culture.’
Ross, one of the two conductors, expressed his amazement after working with the current and former players.
‘We’re amazed at the quality here. What we’re really doing is drawing things out of them, as the knowledge is already there. We’re helping them learn how to coach batting, not just be batters themselves, and that’s been really exciting,’ said Ross.