The Bangladesh Cricket Board held a meeting in Dhaka on Saturday where they announced three key appointments. Alex Marshall, Julian Wood, and Tony Hemming have joined the board in different capacities.Julian Wood, who previously worked with Sri Lanka Cricket as a power-hitting specialist, has been appointed as a specialist batting coach for three months. Alex Marshall, former ICC anti-corruption unit general manager, will serve as a consultant for BCB’s anti-corruption department for one year.The BCB has also engaged ICC’s integrity unit to monitor anti-corruption during the Bangladesh Premier League. This development comes while investigations are ongoing regarding alleged corruption in the 2024-25 BPL and Dhaka Premier League seasons.Tony Hemming, who recently left his position as PCB’s head curator, has returned to the BCB. He had earlier worked with the board from July 2023 to July 2024. His appointment has raised questions about Gamini Silva’s role, the current curator at Shere Bangla National Stadium.“Tony Hemming has been appointed head of turf management for two years,” Rahman said.“All our international venues and curators will be under him. He will also undertake the process of training Bangladeshi curators. All the board directors had a lot of interest in bringing him back.”“Hemming is one of the best curators in the world. Maybe he had a good experience with the BCB in the previous occasion, that’s why he agreed to come back. The turf management will run as Hemming will want. Time will tell if Gamini will stay or not. He has been given a 12-month extension.”The BCB has also introduced Mymensingh as a new first-class team. They will replace Dhaka Metropolis, which was added in 2011 to maintain an even number of teams in the country’s first-class competition.“Mymensingh is one of the country’s newest divisions,” Rahman said, as quoted from ANI.“They will play in the NCL first-class tournament from the coming season. They will replace Dhaka Metropolis. Mymensingh will play all divisional tournaments though we can’t accommodate them in the upcoming NCL T20s as the schedule has been made. Mymensingh will play in the T20 tournament from the next edition.”
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