Bangladesh appoint former Australia pacer Shaun Tait as bowling coach
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Monday appointed former Australia pacer Shaun Tait as the bowling coach for the senior men's team. The 42-year-old Tait will join the team later this month and will be on a two-year contract running until the next Cricket World Cup in November 2027.
Tait takes over from New Zealand's Andre Adams, whose tenure came to an end recently. Tait will work under head coach Phil Simmons for the Tigers. 'It's a good time to be involved with the Bangladesh cricket team right now, a bit of a new era if you like. It's been spoken about many times recently—the young talent with the fast bowlers, which is great.
'This is international cricket, not a development team, and everyone expects the talent to bring results, which is very much my focus with the fast bowling group and most importantly, getting more wins for the team,' said Tait.
'To have the opportunity to work with Phil Simmons is equally as exciting, and I'm looking forward to the journey ahead,' he added.
Bangladesh, who recently squared a Test series 1-1 against Zimbabwe, are scheduled to face the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the upcoming months.
Tait, one of the fastest bowlers of all time, represented Australia in 59 games across formats, snapping up 95 wickets and was also a part of the World Cup-winning side in 2007.
Tait has previously served as the bowling coach for several national teams, including Pakistan, the West Indies Test team and Afghanistan. Tait has also held coaching roles in multiple franchise tournaments across the globe, including the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), Big Bash League (BBL), Pakistan Super League (PSL), Lankan Premier League (LPL) and English County Cricket.
Tait was the Head Coach of Chittagong Kings in the most recent BPL season and also played for the team during the 2012–13 edition.
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