BCB goes slow on Streak

While Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha is set to receive a new contract from the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), the future of Tigers pace bowling coach Heath Streak remains uncertain.

Hathurusingha, whose two-year contract will expire next month, is expected to arrive in Dhaka this week to finalise his contract renewal. However, Streak, whose contract ends on May 31, seems to be nowhere in the picture. It is not even certain if the Zimbabwean will even meet the BCB before his contract ends.

A source from the BCB has said that the board has preferred to take a slow approach with regards to the Zimbabwean. In a way it goes on to show that the BCB is not treating the renewal procedure of Streak in the same way that it is dealing with Hathurusingha's.   

According to BCB CEO Nizamuddin Chowdhury, Streak had sent a proposal to the board with certain terms and conditions for the new contract, which the board is still reviewing.

However, according to Streak's agent Tom Harwood, the Zimbabwean is yet to receive a reply from the board. The delay has compelled Streak to apply for a position of a fast bowling coach at the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI's) National Cricket Academy at Bengaluru.

Speaking to The Daily Star yesterday Chowdhury said: “We have heard that he [Streak] is exploring his options and so is the BCB. We have received his terms and conditions and we are still discussing it. We will reach a decision once there is a mutual understanding.”

Earlier on Monday, chairman of BCB cricket operations committee Akram Khan had said that the board would continue with Streak if the Zimbabwean wanted to stay. However, he also said that they have been thinking about hiring alternative bowling coaches.