Has Bangladesh Cricket Board approached Sanjay Bangar for Test batting consultant’s position?

After serving the Indian team from 2014 to 2019, Sanjay Bangar has now been approached by Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to become the national team’s consultant in red-ball cricket.

A BCB official told PTI that Bangar was approached for the Test batting consultant’s role but he has not given any clear response. 

“He has been offered but we are not sure. We are hearing that he could also be occupied elsewhere,” the official said. 

Currently, former South Africa international Neil McKenzie is working with the Bangladesh batsmen in the shorter formats. 

“We have spoken with Bangar (for Test batting consultant) but nothing is finalised yet,” BCB chief executive Nizamuddin Chowdhury told reporters in Dhaka on Wednesday. 

“We are negotiating with a few others as well. McKenzie is looking after the red-ball cricket despite being a white ball consultant and till we get a batting consultant for Test cricket we are expecting him to do the job (in red ball),” he added.

As for Bangar, he was replaced by Vikram Rathour at the start of the home season in September. The West Indies tour after the 2019 World Cup was his last assignment. 

What came as a shock was that Bangar was the only one to get axed from the Indian support staff. The rest - head coach Ravi Shastri, bowling coach Bharat Arun and fielding coach R Sridhar - all retained their roles. 

Since his sacking, Bangar has been busy commentating on the game.