Former batsman Shahnewaz Shahid has been appointed as the interim head coach of Bangladesh women's cricket team as per a cricbuzz report. Shahnewaz, the former middle-order batsman, will be in-charge of the women's team during the upcoming Bangladesh Games (domestic matches) followed by the home series against South Africa Emerging side, who are scheduled to arrive on March 28 to play five one-day games.BCB have also spoken with the Olympic Association and included three-team 50 over competition in the Bangladesh Games, scheduled from March 6 to 12, in place of T20s so that women cricketers can have some practice.
''The Bangladesh Games is the preparation ground ahead of the home series against South Africa as we have not played cricket for a long time. Because we have ICC World Cup Qualifier in 50-over format as well as the series against the tourists in 50-over format, we have asked BOA to change the format for us that was initially planned to be a T20 affair,'' Shafiul said.BCB was confident of replacing Anju Jain with Robinson following her departure after Bangladesh's dismal show in the ICC Women's Twenty20 World Cup in Australia, where Bangladesh lost all four of their group-stage matches in the tournament.
