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The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) all but confirmed Australian Richard McInnes as head coach of the National Cricket Academy.
The former Bangladesh Under-19 and High Performance Unit coach in 2003-04, McInnes was supposed to arrive in the capital late last night to see the infrastructure and facilities on offer.
“Everything is confirmed and both parties agreed in principle to sign the deal. He is scheduled to come to Dhaka tonight to see all the facilities because he has had a stint in Bangladesh cricket long ago. Hopefully he will join the academy within next two three weeks after this visit,” informed BCB director Gazi Ashraf Hossain, who is also in charge of looking after the academy.
Richard McInnes, who coached the Bangladesh Under-19 team to a plate title in the Under-19 World Cup in 2004 beating Australia, played a big role in the formation of today's star cricketers like Shakib Al Hasan and captain Mushfiqur Rahim.
The post of the academy's head coach was vacated after another Australian, Ross Turner, had resigned on health grounds in October last year after taking over the job in April.