Bangladesh Bowling Coach: Bangladesh Cricket Board has appointed former South Africa bowling legend Allan Donald as the new bowling coach. He will replace outgoing Ottis Gibson ahead of the South Africa tour. Allan Donald’s contract will run till the T20 World Cup in October. Follow Bangladesh Tour of South Africa Live Updates on InsideSport.IN.
Allan Donald, who earlier was South Africa and Royal Challengers Bangalore’s (RCB) bowling coach will take charge of Bangladesh during the South Africa series.
Bangladesh Bowling Coach: BCB appoints South African legend Allan Donald as bowling coach ahead of SA tour
“A very special day for me. I’ll also be working closely with Russell Domingo, who I know really really well from my days with the Proteas I know he has been working hard with the Bangladesh team and I am looking forward to working with the Bangladesh fast bowlers. A young talented bunch, there’s no doubt,” Donald said in a video message posted by the BCB.
Bangladesh Bowling Coach: BCB appoints South African legend Allan Donald as bowling coach ahead of SA tour
Bangladesh Bowling Coach: Allan Donald
- Allan Donald played 72 Test and 64 ODIs for South Africa.
- The fast bowler scalped 330 Test wickets and 272 ODI wickets during his 12-year international career.
- He also served as the bowling coach of South Africa under Gary Kirsten in 2011.
- The bowling legend coached RCB in 2016 in IPL.
- After RCB stint, he took the tole of Sri Lanka’s bowling coach in 2017 during Champions Trophy.
- He has served as New Zealand’s bowling coach during the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2011.
- Donald was also inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame in 2019.
Bangladesh Bowling Coach: BCB appoints South African legend Allan Donald as bowling coach ahead of SA tour
Bangladesh Bowling Coach: BCB appoints South African legend Allan Donald as bowling coach ahead of SA tour
“Allan will join us as bowling coach and will work with the national side until Twenty20 World Cup in Australia this year,” the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s cricket operation chief Jalal Yunus told AFP.
Donald is replacing West Indies’ Ottis Gibson, who left Bangladesh in January after working with the side for two years.
The Bangladesh team will reach South Africa on March 13 to play three one-day internationals and two Test matches.
Bangladesh Bowling Coach: BCB appoints South African legend Allan Donald as bowling coach ahead of SA tour
Donald is currently working as head coach of ITEC Knights, a Division One cricket team representing Free State province in South African domestic competitions.
An ICC Hall of Famer, Donald is the first South African to claim 300 Test wickets and retired with 330. He worked as a bowling coach for South Africa for four years until the 2015 World Cup. He also helped New Zealand, Australia, England and Sri Lanka in the past as coach or consultant.
Bangladesh Bowling Coach: BCB appoints South African legend Allan Donald as bowling coach ahead of SA tour
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