James Pamment has been appointed as the national team's fielding coach, confirmed by the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Monday.
Pamment will join the squad ahead of the two-match Test series against Zimbabwe, commencing on April 20. He will remain with the Bangladesh team until the ICC ODI World Cup in October and November 2027.
‘I am really excited about the opportunity to get involved with a very talented Bangladesh side. I am eagerly looking forward to joining the players and the backroom staff ahead of the Zimbabwe series,’ stated Pamment.
The 56-year-old was born in England but is settled in New Zealand, where he played first class cricket for Auckland.Â
Pamment had been working with the Mumbai Indians franchise as an assistant coach in the Indian Premier League since 2018.Â
As a High Performance coach for New Zealand Cricket, Pamment worked as a Fielding Resource coach and specialist Technical Advisor for the New Zealand, New Zealand A, and Under-19 teams. He also served as the head coach of the Northern District Cricket Association for five years.
He was also New Zealand's assistant coach during the home series against Pakistan in 2011. Also, coached the USA team for short period.
BCB, recently extended the contract with head coach Phil Simmons until 2027 World Cup.
