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Former Indian left-arm spinner Sridharan Sriram on Thursday returned as the new technical advisor of the Bangladesh Cricket Team ahead of the ODI World Cup 2023. As reported by ESPNcricinfo, Sriram will join the Bangladesh team in Guwahati on September 27 when it team will take part in preparations for their two warm-up matches before the start of the upcoming ODI World Cup. According to BCB chairman of cricket operations Jalal Yunus, the former India spinner will pass on critical knowledge about Indian conditions to Khaled Mahmud, who took over as team director this month.
Yunus added that the new technical advisor will provide players with information about weather and pitch conditions in India as most Bangladeshi players have not played in India. Yunus believes that Sriram’s contribution to the team will be very important.
“Sriram has joined as a technical advisor. We will get a lot of technical support from him,” Yunus said. “He knows all the wickets in India. He can also tell us about the weather conditions. Very few of our players have played in India, so his input will be quite important,” Yunus said, as quoted by ESPNcricinfo.
Earlier in 2022, Sriram played the role of technical advisor for Bangladesh cricket and was also the head coach of the team in the T20Is. Before choosing the role in 2022, he was Australia’s spin bowling coach for six years.
He took Bangladesh to the T20 World Cup in Australia, where the team won two matches and fought for a spot in the semi-finals until their last group match.
Sriram also recently took over as assistant coach of IPL franchise Lucknow Super Giants, so it is likely that his time with the Bangladesh team will once again be limited to a World Cup.
In the upcoming ODI World Cup 2023, Bangladesh will take on Afghanistan in their tournament opener on October 7 at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium.
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