Bangladesh hire Vettori, Langeveldt as bowling coaches

DHAKA, AFP: The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced on Saturday ex-New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori and former South African pacer Charl Langeveldt had been appointed bowling coaches. 

Vettori, taking over from Sunli Joshi, will oversee the spinners on a short-term basis and Langeveldt replaces Courtney Walsh in charge of the fast bowlers, BCB President Nazulm Hassan Papon said. 

“Though we’ve yet to sign any agreement with Vettori he has agreed to work with us. We also got the confirmation from Langeveldt,” he said. 

Vettori, the Black Caps’ record wicket-taker, will work for 100 days leading up to next year’s World Twenty20 in Australia starting with November’s tour of India. 

Vettori, who retired in 2015, also has experience of coaching at franchise level in the IPL with Royal Challengers Bangalore.  “Spin bowling has been a traditional strength for Bangladesh. I hope to share my knowledge as a player and coach of the demands of modern day spin bowling in all versions of the game and help the bowlers make good intelligent decisions so that they can maximise their talents and skills,” Vettori said in a BCB statement. 

Langeveldt, who played six Tests and 72 one-day internationals for the Proteas, previously worked as the bowling coach for his home country from 2015 to 2017 and Afghanistan in 2018.