Law roped in to help Bangladesh Under-19s

The BCB has appointed Stuart Law as the technical advisor of the Bangladesh Under-19 team. His contract will run for 16 weeks, up to the end of the 2016 Under-19 World Cup.

Law isn't new to Bangladesh cricket. The former Australia middle-order batsman was the head coach of the senior team from June 2011 till he resigned less than ten months into the job. Under Law, Bangladesh reached the final of the Asia Cup for the first time, in 2012.

Nizamuddin Chowdhury, the BCB's chief executive, said Law's local knowledge and experience at the youth level would help Bangladesh Under-19's preparation for the home World Cup.

"As the home side there will be a lot of expectation on them and Stuart's understanding of the youth team management and first-hand knowledge of the conditions will significantly help the preparation," Chowdhury said. "He had a remarkable playing career at the top level and brings vast experience of coaching established as well as emerging cricketers. We are very happy to get him on board ahead of this massive competition for our boys."

After leaving Bangladesh in April 2012, Law was appointed the high-performance coach of Australia's Centre of Excellence (CoE), after which he coached the Australia Under-19s to the World Cup final the same year. He later became the senior side's batting coach. In 2013, he became coach of both Queensland Bulls and Brisbane Heat for the three seasons. He resigned from the job in January this year.

A BCB press release said Law was expected to arrive in Bangladesh later this month. He is the first Bangladesh senior-team coach to return to the country in another coaching role.