Jurgensen made head coach for WI series
Richard Pybus
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Wednesday confirmed that Bangladesh cricket team coach Richard Pybus has resigned.The BCB also appointed former Australian cricketer Shane John Jurgensen as Bangladesh team's head coach for the upcoming series against the West Indies.
The West Indies are scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on November 5 to play two Tests, five ODIs and one T20.
The second Test and the first two ODIs are expected to take place in Khulna, while the rest of the matches will take place in Dhaka.
Pybus, in an interview with ESPNcricinfo on Tuesday, said that he will not continue as Bangladesh coach because he feels 'differences' in the terms of his contract and the interference from administration made his position untenable.
During the interview he stated that contractual differences and the board's frequent interference were the main reasons that enforced him to take the decision.
Pybus said the BCB wanted him to spend 320 days a year with the Bangladesh team, a commitment he was not ready to make because of family reasons.
The BCB's board members are currently adjourned in a meeting, which began at 12:00pm on Wednesday and will be available to comment on the issue after they step out.
"The board approached me earlier this year on three occasions to become head coach. I turned them down twice, as I couldn't commit to the amount of time they wanted me to be with the team and in Bangladesh, which was 320 days a year," Pybus told ESPNcricinfo.
"I said I could prepare the team in camps, tour with them and be there for all series, but I needed to get home between tours for my family. If they were happy with that, then I could do the job for them. That was when they agreed that I would be able to go home between tours. Their agreement was never made explicit in the contract they presented to me in Dhaka so I refused to sign it. That is the heart of the matter," he added.
The coach was also upset by how details of his contract with the BCB were revealed to the Bangladesh media. Despite numerous emails sent between Pybus and the board, a consensus could not be reached.
During Pybus' tenure, Bangladesh played a series of unofficial matches in Zimbabwe and Trinidad, and won a three-match Twenty20 series against Ireland.
They also lost to Scotland, won and lost against Netherlands, and crashed out of the World Twenty20 by losing to New Zealand and Pakistan in the first round.On May 30, the BCB appointed Richard Pybus as the coach of the Bangladesh cricket team a two-year term.
During Pybus' tenure, Bangladesh played a series of unofficial matches in Zimbabwe and Trinidad, and won a three-match Twenty20 series against Ireland.
They also lost to Scotland, won and lost against Netherlands, and crashed out of the World Twenty20 by losing to New Zealand and Pakistan in the first round.
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