The new bowling coach of Bangladesh cricket team and former Zimbabwean fast bowler Heath Streak regarded Bangladesh as his second home after his arrival at the Hazrat Shah Jalal International airport yesterday evening. The big Zimbabwean also said that he was looking forward to take the challenge of working with the bowlers of Bangladesh.
The 40 year old looked very upbeat as he greeted all the media persons present at the airport by giving ‘salam’ and said, “Nice to be here in Dhaka. My first match was here in Dhaka when I played for Zimbabwe. So I’m happy to be here. It’s like my second home.”
The former Zimbabwe captain also added that he was looking forward to take the challenge. “I’ve seen lots of them. We’ve played against them and watched them a lot when I was coaching the Zimbabwe team,” he said.
However, the new bowling coach for the Tigers did not talk in detail as the Zimbabwean will meet the press today at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium.
Streak’s first assignment with the national side will be the three match ODI series at home against India. The short series is scheduled to begin on June 15 at Sher-e-Bangla National stadium.
The former Zimbabwe all-rounder played 65 Tests and 189 ODIs between 1993 and 2005 and took 455 international wickets (216 in Tests and 239 in ODIs) at an average of 28.14 and 29.82 in Tests and ODIs respectively. He also scored 4933 international runs (1990 runs in Tests and 2943 in ODIs). Apart from facing Bangladesh six times in Tests and 10 times in ODIs, Streak also played domestic cricket in Bangladesh.
