South Africans reach Dhaka

Bangladesh's newly-appointed head coach Russell Domingo and bowling coach Charl Langeveldt arrived in Dhaka yesterday.

Domingo, whose appointment as Tigers' head coach -- the position which had remained vacant for over a month after the board parted ways with Steve Rhodes following an abysmal World Cup -- was announced by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Saturday.

He reached Dhaka in the evening while Langeveldt arrived earlier in the morning. Domingo has already spoken about his vision for the Tigers previously, stating that he wanted to take the team to the top four in the ICC's ODI rankings.

Bangladesh could see the new faces in the team's coaching staff today as both Domingo and Langeveldt are expected to join the team at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur. The Tigers will be in the third day of their ongoing four-day conditioning camp ahead of their one-off Test against Afghanistan on September 5, which will be followed by a T20I tri-series involving Bangladesh, Zimbabwe and Afghanistan.

The team's batting consultant, Neil McKenzie, another South African whose contract with the BCB was extended till the end of the 2020 T20 World Cup, will arrive a few days later. He was expected to arrive today, but it has been learnt he has informed the BCB of a delay.

Former New Zealand spinner Daniel Vettori will also be joining the team in a few days as the Tigers' spin consultant. The BCB had announced last month that Vettori would be acting as Bangladesh's spin consultant for 100 working days -- from the India series in November this year till the T20 World Cup in 2020.