The coaching panels for the six franchises of Bangladesh’s new domestic cricket tournament, the ‘D3 Trophy’, have been finalised. Each team selected one head coach and two assistant coaches during Tuesday’s management draft.
Blue Star had the first opportunity to select a head coach and appointed Sohel Islam to the position. Salahuddin Ahmed Uzzal and Ashik Majumder will serve as his assistants.
Acme Group appointed Rajin Saleh as its head coach, with Tarek Aziz Khan and Faisal Hossain Dickens as assistant coaches.
Mizanur Rahman Babul has been appointed head coach of Citizen Bank. Nazmul Hossain and Mohammad Selim will work as his assistants.
Mohammad Salahuddin has taken charge as Fortune’s head coach. Mohammad Ashraful and Abdul Qayyum Jewel will serve as assistant coaches.
Seven Rings Cement appointed Talha Zubair as head coach, with Hannan Sarkar and Humayun Kabir Shahin as his assistants.
Abdur Razzak has been appointed head coach of Walton. Tushar Imran and Dollar Mahmud will serve as assistant coaches.
The six franchise icon cricketers had been finalised on Sunday. Mushfiqur Rahim is the icon for Seven Rings, Mehedi Hasan Miraz for Walton, Towhid Hridoy for Fortune, Mosaddek Hossain Saikat for Acme, Nurul Hasan Sohan for Blue Star and Mohammad Naim Sheikh for Citizen Bank.
The D3 Trophy will feature the same franchises across three formats—first-class, one-day and T20 cricket. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is planning to use the same squads and coaching structures across all three formats.
