Stuart Law, the newly appointed technical advisor of Bangladesh Under-19 team, wants to add the value to the team without changing its much as the team has been in fine touch over the years. Law arrived in the capital on Monday night.
The Under-19 team has recently won the series against reigning champions South Africa at home and away, raising the hopes of doing an amazing result in the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup, scheduled to be held in Bangladesh in January-February.
The BCB added Law into the coaching stuff, keeping his outstanding coaching career with the aged level team in mind. The board believed Law’s presence could boost the players and team management psychologically in fulfilling the ambition.
The Under-19 team however has never moved into the semi-final stage of this mega event but they sensed a genuine chance this time.
“It’s not a magic to produce a world champion team. It needs a hard work and performing well on the given day,” Law told the reporters yesterday.
“We have to emphasis on doing well and emphasis on doing hard working. Then the success will be continued. Young players can change anything. They need to work hard. Guys have been doing well in the last couple of years and there is plan in the place. If they can work as per the plan, the success will come.”
“I am not here to change the things. I just want to be the helping-hand with the system which is in the place at the moment. I just want to add the value.”
Law has signed for 16 weeks deal with the BCB that will be finished in three phases. He will stay here for four weeks each in first and second phases. But he will complete his last eight weeks in the last phase that will be started before and after the World Cup.
“He has been with the team as technical advisor though we have already a coaching staff,” said BCB game development manager Nazmul Abedin Fahim.
“He will go with the team in Khulna, where the team will do training and play practice matches. He will then get the idea what areas he should need to work and improve for the better result.”
“He will not make a wholesale change in the team. He will do change what is needed for the team. I am personally hopeful about him as he has worked at senior and junior levels. He works for Australia and their A team in World Cup. His experience will work for us.”
Law was Bangladesh’s national team coach in 2012 and under his coaching the team moved into the final of the Asia Cup, beating the giants like India and Sri Lanka. Unfortunately they lost the final to Pakistan by two runs.
However the former batsman who played one Test and 54 ODIs for the Australia then resigned from the post, citing his family reasons.
He said that he still maintains a close relationship with the senior players whom he coached once.
“I have seen them almost very closely and deeply in the World Cup specially a couple of games in Brisbane. I have been doing and following the changed progress much I can. Also I’m following some players in the facebook. I congratulate on their good performances.”
“I am looking for the opportunity to be involved in the programmes, the future of Bangladesh cricket are coming from here. Bangladesh have been playing good cricket especially last 12 months from the World Cup. It’s really very exciting. I think the junior will also want to follow
the seniors.”
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