Former Sri Lanka off spinner, Rangana Herath is likely to be appointed the next spin bowling coach for Bangladesh. The Bangladesh spin bowling coach's post went vacant after Daniel Vettori was unable to join them on a regular basis due to the pandemic. BCB opted to fill the role with local spin coach Sohel Islam during the two-match Test tour of Sri Lanka and even though he has enough support in the dressing room, he won't be able to join the squad in Zimbabwe after opting for paternal leave. India's Sairaj Bahatule and Pakistan's Saeed Ajmal are the other two candidates in BCB's list.
Herath was a specialist left-arm bowler for Sri Lanka and holds the record of best bowling figures in Test matches by a left-arm spinner with 433 wickets. On 11 March 2017, Herath surpassed 362 wickets by Daniel Vettori to become the most successful left-arm spinner in Test cricket history. He is the first left-arm spinner to take 400 Test wickets. On 10 February 2018 during Bangladesh tour, Herath became the most successful left-arm bowler in Test cricket history by surpassing Wasim Akram. He has the longest Test cricket career for Sri Lanka with a span of 19 years from 1999 to 2018. Herath announced his retirement from international cricket after the first Test at Galle against England.[9] On 6 November 2018, he played in his final Test in Galle.
