Bangladesh name Mushtaq Ahmed as Spin mentor for T20 World Cup


Mushtaq Ahmed, the former Pakistan legspinner, will be Bangladesh's spin-bowling coach until the T20 World Cup this year. The BCB announced on Tuesday that Mushtaq will come to Dhaka for the preparatory camp ahead of the side's T20I series against Zimbabwe next month. "It is a significant privilege for me to be a piece of the Bangladesh cricket crew as a twist bowling trainer," Mushtaq. "I'm anticipating the job and need to pass my experience to the players since they are truly coachable and I generally accept that they are one of the most perilous groups around. They can beat anybody since they have the capacity, the assets and the ability. I will attempt to ingrain that conviction into them. I'm extremely invigorated at the valuable chance to work with the group." Mushtaq replaces Rangana Herath, who was in the job for quite a long time since he participated in June 2021. Mushtaq will join lead trainer Chandika Hathurusinghe, right hand mentor Nic Pothas, batting mentor David Hemp and quick bowling trainer Andre Adams, among others, in the Bangladesh training staff. Mushtaq's most significant length of time as a twist bowling trainer was the point at which he worked with the Britain men's group from 2008 to 2014. He likewise worked in two stretches for Pakistan: as a bowling specialist from 2014 to 2016, and as twist bowling trainer from 2020 to 2022. In his playing days, Mushtaq won the 1992 World Cup in a profession of 144 ODIs and 52 Tests. He was likewise productive in region cricket, turning into the season's most elevated wicket-taker in 1993 and in sequential seasons from 2003 to 2007. Mushtaq's consideration is for a short stretch however somebody like Rishad Hossain could be eager to work with an unbelievable legspinner without precedent for his profession.