Desk Report:
After the three-day special batting skills development workshop, the BCB organized a Level 3 coaching workshop at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur. 30 local coaches from the country participated in this five-day workshop. The only female coach among the participants is former national cricketer and current coach of the Maldives women’s national team, Fatema Tuz Zohra.
The objective of this workshop, which will be held from September 15 to 19, is to make local coaches more efficient. For this, a panel of trainers has been arranged under the supervision of the current BCB president Aminul Islam, consisting of international and local experts. International coaching experts Ross Turner, Alan Campbell, Jeff Lawson, Natasha Campbell and Bangladesh spin coach Mushtaq Ahmed. In addition to theoretical lessons, the workshop is also emphasizing on field-based practical exercises.
On the opening day of the workshop today, international coach Ross Turner said, “To keep Bangladesh competitive at the highest level, three aspects are very important – infrastructure, skilled coaches and good governance.” He added, “Not only the field in Dhaka, but the facilities in Chittagong and Sylhet are equally important. In addition, inspiring coaches are needed, who will always improve themselves. Competition in international cricket is getting tougher every day.”
Turner’s advice to coaches is, “There is no end to learning. The more you do, the more you will need to learn.”
Meanwhile, former national team captain and interim coach Khaled Mahmud Sujan expressed disappointment at not being invited to the workshop of the BCB’s coaching development department. He told the media, “I am the first level three coach of Bangladesh. I took the course in 2006. Even if I don’t work in the national team, I work with pipeline cricketers. It wouldn’t hurt anyone to learn or know. Maybe I knew, but I could have invited.”
