Bangladesh’s new batting consultant Ashwell Prince said that his role would be to support the head coach Rusell Domingo for the next month’s tour to Zimbabwe where there will be no plan of “changing anything in a batsman”.
“Obviously it’s only a short-term contract of one month and there’s very little time. Ideally in these situations, you’re not looking to change anything at all in a batsman. I see my role as providing as much support to head coach Russell (Domingo) in terms of servicing the players with whatever their needs may be to be best prepared for every match,” Prince told ESPNcricinfo on Sunday.
“From a batting point of view where one can make an impact is to have discussions around strategy, game plans and more specifically batting game plans. Individual players might already have these as sound as you like, but in my experience as a player, sometimes you just want that nod of approval from the coaching staff to say, ‘Yep, we’re all on the same page’.”
“To establish yourself as a reliable international batter, every away series provides one with the opportunity to build your profile as a player by producing results in different countries under different conditions which are foreign to those at home which you are expected to know best,” he said.
Former Sri Lanka left-arm spinner Rangana Herath has been appointed the Bangladesh team’s spin-bowling consultant until the T20 World Cup, while South Africa’s former left-handed middle-order batsman Prince will be their batting consultant during the Zimbabwe tour.
Bangladesh has not toured Zimbambe for eight years and Prince said the batters can “enhance their reputation” by performing there.