McKenzie steps down as Bangladesh batting coach

Tigers are set to visit Sri Lanka in September. He was skeptical about whether Bangladesh’s batting coach Neil McKenzie will be with the team in Sri Lanka tour nor not.

However, dispelling all doubts, McKenzie announced on Friday (August 21) that he is no longer the Tigers' batting consultant. 

Former South African cricketer has resigned from his post as batting consultant of Bangladesh National Team.

Bangladesh Cricket Board CEO Nizamuddin Chowdhury confirmed about his resignation.

He said, “Neil McKenzie has formally submitted resignation letter to BCB. He cited that he cannot be with BCB no longer at this moment. However, if Bangladesh cricket calls him again at any time, he said he is interested in working here.”

Nizamuddin Chowdhury further said in a statement, “He was one of the best coaches of Bangladesh. We thanked him for making Bangladesh change in white ball cricket. We, on behalf of BCB, wish he would be well.”

McKenzie became Bangladesh's white-ball batting consultant in July 2018 and soon became an effective instructor. He wanted his batsmen to practice "skilled hitting", where they didn't just go for broke, but found the right areas in the field to find the most runs. He also stressed on the value of rotating strike every ball, an issue that had often been a bugbear for Bangladesh's batting line-ups.