Former Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful has replaced Mohammad Salahuddin as the team's new assistant coach.
Ashraful was part of one of Bangladesh's greatest moments in history. He was only 20 years old when he led the team to a stunning upset of Australia in the 2005 Champions Trophy. That century kickstarted his career which spanned 177 ODIs and yielded 3468 runs, the fifth highest for his country. Ashraful also played 61 Tests and 23 T20Is and was active in domestic cricket as recently as two years ago.
Salahuddin had been appointed to support head coach Phil Simmons in November 2024. He was in charge of the batting unit having spent nearly three decades coaching at various levels in Bangladesh and developing strong relations with the current group of players.
A difficult 2025, where the team suffered T20I series defeats to UAE, Pakistan and most recently West Indies, ODI series defeats to Afghanistan and Sri Lanka and Test match losses to Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe added pressure on the team and its management. Salahuddin had pushed back against it during a press conference in July where he said "after coaching for 27-28 years, I am hearing that there are lots of complaints in the team against me. I really would like to know about those complaints. Best if it was given to me in writing."
Last month, Ashraful had voiced displeasure at the trend of Bangladesh top-order batters not providing enough for the team. Now he has been given the chance to do something about it. His own career was not without its ups and downs - In 2013, he received a five-year ban for match-fixing in the BPL.
Bangladesh are currently preparing to host Ireland for two Tests and three T20Is in November and December.
Source: ESPNcricinfo