Jurgensen quits the Bangladesh job

Bangladesh national Cricket team’s head coach Shane Jurgensen has decided to quit the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) job following the ODI series against India in June.

A BCB official requesting anonymity confirmed to the Dhaka Tribune that Shane has informed the board of his resignation in written form on Monday.

The official also informed that Jurgensen was skeptical of the current environment in the BCB with his position in the team, thus the 38-year-old decided to move one which he considers as the best thing to do for the team and his coaching career.

Jurgensen’s resignation came in within two days after he had showed concern in the media with some BCB directors seeking a new man with international experience to take charge of the team ahead of the World Cup 2015 as the fallout from Bangladesh’s woeful World T20 campaign continued.

The rumor of a change in the Bangladesh team’s head coach began whirring last month when BCB president Nazmul Hassan said he foresaw “many changes” in the national team, however he was not specific.

The BCB boss made this statement the day after Bangladesh lost to the West Indies in the Super 10s of the World T20. There were three further losses which fueled the notion that it would be the coaches who would have their contracts cut short.

“The situation is not ideal and I am considering my own position at the moment,” Jurgensen had said to the media two days ago.

Jurgensen’s resignation came in within two days after he had showed concern in the media with some BCB directors seeking a new man with international experience to take charge of the team ahead of the World Cup 2015 as the fallout from Bangladesh’s woeful World T20 campaign continued.

“However I feel I have been subject to this situation ever since I have been given the honor of being the head coach. Having not played Test cricket, I knew I had to prove myself as a team coach and success along with that was important,” he added.

“I have had to work extremely hard and adapt to the conditions and circumstances given to us at times. I would like to think that this has been a huge positivity for all players, support staff and myself involved that we have had success despite the circumstances.”

Jurgensen became full-time coach in February 2013 after doing the interim job quite successfully for one series, against West Indies, in 2012. He was given a two-year contract, up to the 2015 World Cup alongside batting and fielding coach Corey Richards, trainer David Dwyer and physio Vibhav Singh.

The resignation is the second in the Bangladesh national dressing room following the one of the side’s trainer David Dwyer. Dwyer stepped down from his position after 14 months on the job asking for immediate release.

Bangladesh’s difficult period started in January when they were crushed by Sri Lanka in the first Test, before bouncing back with a drawn game in Chittagong. They lost the T20 and ODI series, albeit through narrow defeats. The Asia Cup brought four defeats, including one to Afghanistan, while their World T20 campaign crumbled when they were shocked by Hong Kong in the first round.

Bangladesh will host a 3-match ODI series against India in June, according to ICC’s future tours programme.