Greenidge New Coach Of Bangladesh

13 December 1996


Former West Indian opening batsman Gordon Greenidge has taken up a fresh assignment as the national cricket coach of the Bangladesh cricket team, informed sources said in Dhaka.

Greenidge's initial task is to prepare the Bangladesh team for the Asia Cup tournament to be held in Sri Lanka next year. Ban- gladesh are down to play India, Pakistan and the World champions Sri Lanka in the preliminary round of the 1997 Asia Cup tourna- ment to be played in Colombo mid next year.

Bangladesh is one of the top International Cricket Conference associate members and has drafted a long term plan to gain the Test status before the year 2000. However, Bangladesh is a full member of the Asian Cricket Council, which includes ICC members Sri Lanka, Pakistan and India, and is a regular participant of the Asia Cup tournament.


Source: The Daily News

Contributed by CricInfo Management
Date-stamped : 25 Feb1998 - 18:29