Aaqib Javed has turned down Bangladesh Cricket Board's offer to become Bangladesh's bowling coach, citing his current commitment as the cricket operations director in the PSL side Lahore Qalandars.
“They (Bangladesh Cricket Board) offered me the bowling coach role but the timing is not right for me. I just joined the Lahore Qalandars and will not be able to leave at this stage,” Javed told a Pakistan-based newspaper yesterday.
The BCB president Nazmul Hasan had said on Sunday that the CEO Nizamuddin Chowdhury contacted Javed for a final decision. Chowdhury confirmed on Monady that Javed has informed him of his decision. The board will now look into other options in the list which include Chaminda Vaas, Champaka Ramanayake, Venkatesh Prasad and few others.
The post of the Bangladesh national pace bowling coach became vacant after Heath Streak left the job last month.