BCB adviser Gary Kirsten arrives in Dhaka

Former India and South Africa coach Gary Kirsten has arrived in Dhaka to assist the BCB in finding a new head coach for the Bangladesh national cricket team around 8:30pm on Sunday. 

After arriving at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Kirsten headed straight to Hotel Sonargaon in the capital.

Nobody was aware of his sudden arrival in Dhaka except Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) chief Nazmul Hasan.

Earlier, Mr. Hasan said that they are expecting Kirsten to arrive sometime between May 20 to May 22 in Bangladesh and kick-start the process.

Kirsten will meet the officials of BCB shortly to make an outline for his future course of actions.

Bangladesh have been without a full-time coach since the departure of Chandika Hathurusinghe. BCB are also said to have three coaches on their shortlist.

“All the three coaches that are included in our shortlist are willing to work full time and now we need to decide whom to pick eventually,” said BCB chief. 

“We can pick the coach by ourselves but as we have the opportunity of getting an expert opinion, we are willing to include Kirsten. Basically he wants to know what kind of coaches we need for national team and academy while what kind of professionals will serve our purpose as head coach,” he added.

Kirsten is late to arrive in Dhaka as he was busy with the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).