Shane Jurgensen has been released with immediate effect from his contract as Bangladesh coach by the BCB. Jurgensen had resigned
in late April but it was believed he would stay in the job till the end
of the proposed ODI series against India in June, giving the BCB a
chance to find a
On Monday, Nazmul Hassan, the BCB president, met Jurgensen prior to a
board meeting in the afternoon. After their discussion, Jurgensen said
in a press briefing that he will stand by his decision to resign, but it
will be up to the board to tell him whether they want him to stay on
till mid-June or leave immediately. A couple of hours later, the BCB
chief confirmed their decision.
"He had written in his resignation letter that he could stay till the
India series," Hassan said. "But having discussed the matter with the
board, we believe that it is best to release him immediately. Jurgensen
also told me during our discussion that he feels that we should release
him immediately, which would be good for the team."
Although there were some off-field issues that made him consider his
position, Jurgensen said that his decision was cricket-based. He however
denied making the resignation based on what some BCB directors said in
the media.
"For me what is really important is that this resignation is what is
best for the team," Jurgensen said. "I have always been a team person,
that's the best outcome for the team. I was asked if I would like to
continue till the World Cup I said thank you for the offer but at the
moment I don't wish to continue.
"One of many reasons for my decision is that I have a young family, and I
have been doing this for six years," he said. "But it is definitely not
the main reason. I have taken the decision based on a lot of factors.
Those things spoken in the media is not the catalyst [for the
resignation]. It is a cricket-based decision. Some things happened off
the field which made me realise where I stand as a coach and my
immediate future."
Hassan has said that among a handful of prospective coaches who are in
discussion with the BCB, two of them have responded positively. But he
didn't want to name them as they are apparently busy with their current
assignments. The five-member special committee to pick the next coach
consists of Mahbubul Anam, Jalal Yunus, Akram Khan, Naimur Rahman and
Khaled Mahmud.
"We hope to find a coach by the next month," Hassan said. "We had begun
talking to coaches immediately after receiving the resignation letter.
We are in touch with 5-6 coaches for our development, national team's
head coach and specialist coaches for batting, fielding and bowling. But
it is not possible to name them, because they are working somewhere
right now.
Hassan however didn't rule out a Bangladeshi coach completely, but he
feels that with a World Cup coming up in less than a year's time, this
assignment would not be ideal for a local coach.
"If we can't find a coach now, we will use a local coach for the India
tour," he said. "The national team have a World Cup coming up so we feel
that there isn't anyone among the local coaches who can take up such a
massive responsibility. So far we are giving preference to foreign
coaches. We will keep it in mind to attach a local coach," he said.
The new coach will be Bangladesh's fourth since 2012: Stuart Law,
Richard Pybus and now Jurgensen have all left without fulfilling the
period of their contract. Jurgensen had been an interim coach for the
West Indies series in 2012, after which he was given a two-year deal
from February 2013.
As head coach, Jurgensen oversaw ODI series wins over West Indies and
New Zealand at home, as well as a drawn ODI series in Sri Lanka.
Bangladesh also drew two Tests each against New Zealand and Sri Lanka,
and won a Test in 2013 against Zimbabwe.
Mohammad Isam is ESPNcricinfo's Bangladesh correspondent. @isam84
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