Dale Benkenstein to be Bangladesh's batting specialist for South Africa tour
Former South African all-rounder Dale Benkenstein will work as the batting specialist for the Bangladesh national team on the South Africa tour.
Bangladesh will play two Tests, three one-day internationals and a three-match T20 series on the tour starting on 15 November. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has appointed the former Proteas all-rounder for this tour.
The BCB announced the appointment in a press release on Monday.
Two days before the start of the two-Test series against the West Indies, batting coach Mohammad Ashraful was removed from the national team's duties. Mohammad Salahuddin took charge as interim batting coach. Now the former Proteas all-rounder Benkenstein has been given the role for one series.
The 52-year-old Benkenstein has scored nearly 16,000 runs in first-class cricket. He has also played 23 one-day internationals for South Africa.
He is currently serving as the batting consultant of English county side Durham.
Earlier, Benkenstein was the batting coach of the South Africa national team from 2017 to 2019.
He also has long coaching experience in English county cricket. He has worked with sides such as Hampshire, Lancashire and Gloucestershire.
The former cricketer has also coached various franchise teams in his home country, South Africa.
The appointment comes ahead of the South Africa tour after a change in the batting coach's role during the West Indies series. The tour begins on 15 November and features two Tests, three ODIs and three T20 matches.
