Daniel Vettori arrives in Dhaka

Former New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori has arrived in Dhaka as the spin bowling consultant of the Tigers.

His flight landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 10.00am on Friday.

The chief executive officer of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Nizam Uddin Chowdhury said the Kiwi legendary cricketer will join the Bangladesh’s practice camp on Friday.

Vettori played 113 Tests, 295 ODIs and 34 T20Is for New Zealand and bagged 362, 305 and 38 wickets respectively.

The 40-year-old coach previously worked for several teams of Indian Premier League. BCB handed him the role after they parted ways with Indian coach Sunil Joshi.

As per the agreement with the BCB, Vettori will work for the Bangladesh team till 2020 T20 World Cup in Australia. He will spend only 100 days with Bangladesh team during the time.

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