Action analyst to train coaches

A bowling analyst from England is scheduled to arrive in Bangladesh next month in order to train coaches on aspects dealing with bowling actions.

According to Nasir Ahmed, who has worked as a computer analyst for the national team for a long time and is now involved in the committee that deals with correcting the actions of domestic bowlers, Pete Williams, a level 3 cricket coach and level 3 coach education assessor will arrive on May 7 to work on the technical aspects with the coaches.

Speaking to reporters yesterday, Nasir spoke about how he has been working with 12 bowlers who were called for their bowling actions in the first division cricket league last season.

“We have two new softwares and we also have high-definition cameras. The bowlers are asked to bowl in this environment. After that the panel views the video and with the help of the software we can estimate the degree of bend in the arm.

“If a bowler is clean he is allowed to go back. However, if he isn't he has to go through a rehab process until he is ready to give the test again,” explained Nasir.