BCCI Retains Ravi Shastri As Team Director For Bangladesh Tour

02 June, Mumbai

The BCCI Tuesday retained former India skipper Ravi Shastri as the Team Director for the upcoming tour of Bangladesh starting June 10.

Shastri will be assisted by former India all-rounder Sanjay Bangar as the assistant batting coach while B Arun will serve as the assistant bowling coach. R Sridhar will accompany the team as the assistant fielding coach.

The post of chief coach is lying vacant since the departure of Duncan Fletcher, whose contract with the national team ended after the World Cup, Down Under. ”The BCCI wishes to inform that Ravi Shastri, former India Captain, has been appointed as Director of the Indian cricket team for the tour of Bangladesh, starting on 10 June 2015,” BCCI Secretary Anurag Thakur said in a statement.

”Mr Sanjay Bangar, Assistant Coach (Batting), Mr B Arun, Assistant Coach (Bowling) and Mr R Sridhar, Assistant Coach (Fielding), will assist Mr Shastri during the tour.
”Mr Biswarup Dey will be the Administrative Manager. Mr Rishikesh Upadhayaya has been appointed as Logistics Manager for the tour,” added he.
The tour comprises one Test match and three One-Day Internationals