Former Tigers head coach Steve Rhodes officially departed from Bangladesh Thursday as the BCB mutually cut off the deal with him just after their 2019 World Cup campaign.
Rhodes was generally amiable with the media during his 13-month stint but he was not ready to say anything regarding his departure yesterday. In a surprise move the BCB parted ways with the Englishman just after Bangladesh’s World Cup campaign ended.
Rhodes Thursday visited the BCB headquarter at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur to complete the remaining formalities before leaving for England.
The BCB have not explained the exact reason behind their decision, saying only that they had a mutual understanding about Rhodes’ early exit. BCB president Nazmul Hassan however told reporters in London on Wednesday that: ‘Each individual has different styles; I am not saying that his style was bad. But there are problems when mentalities don’t match with us. Which is why we were thinking.’
Hassan also expressed joy over the way Bangladesh grabbed the attention of the world’s cricket fraternity through impressive performances in the World Cup.
“We had some internal issues which we completed today [Thursday],” BCB CEO Nizamuddin Chowdhury told reporters yesterday. When asked to evaluate Rhodes’ contribution, Chowdhury said they had some good results during his tenure.
The Englishman had a contract with the BCB till the World T20I 2020 but it surprisingly parted ways with him after the World Cup in England and Wales.
He returned with the team after Bangladesh’s last group stage match against Pakistan.
