Tigers bowling coach Heath Streak confirmed Bangladesh pacer Taskin Ahmed, who has been suspended by the International Cricket Council for illegal bowling action, is likely to appear for the test within six weeks. Streak informed that they are not willing to take any chance and want to make sure the pacer is hundred percent ready ahead of the bowling test.
Taskin has been started his rehabilitation programme under Streak after the twenty-year old was reported for suspected bowling action during the qualifying round game against the Netherlands along with left arm spinner Arafat Sunny in the ICC World Twenty20.
“Look, I think we don’t have any time pressure because we have no international cricket now. I think within four to six weeks we can get him to the [re-assessment] test. We just need to be hundred percent sure before we send him to get reinstated. I don’t think it’s a major problem for him to pass the test. I think a month is good, but he will be playing Dhaka Premier League. Hopefully he will get comfortable with some of the modifications and when he is comfortable he will go,” said Streak to the media yesterday.
However the former Zimbabwe fast bowler informed that he does not find any specific area to work on Taskin’s bowling action as he said that the suspension was surprising.
Meanwhile the two-year contract of the Tigers coaching staff including Chandika Hathurusingha and Streak is close to finish and it was learned that BCB is willing to renew the contract very soon.
And the former Zimbabwean skipper, who already signed a contract with the Gujrat Lions as the bowling coach for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), informed that as there is no international schedule for Bangladesh national team during IPL tenure, the BCB can allow him to work at the IPL.
“I have contracted with Gujarat
Lions in the IPL from first of April and I will be joining them soon because we don’t have any international programme here. Yes I have enjoyed here and hope to continue. We will see what BCB says,” he said.