Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusinghe has been suspended on disciplinary grounds by the country's cricket board. Hathurusinghe will stay suspended for 48 hours before being terminated immediately.

The development reported by cricket news website ESPNCricinfo also mentioned that Phil Simmons will take over as Bangladesh's interim head coach till the ICC Champions Trophy next year in Feb-March.

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This was Hathurusinghe's second stint with Bangladesh as head coach. He came back for his second stint in February last year and the team delivered underwhelming performances in both ODI World Cup 2023 and T20 World Cup 2024.

His second appointment was also questioned by current Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Faruque Ahmed at the time. Ahmed also mentioned that 'Hathurusinghe has two counts of misconduct.'

"First is about an assault on a player. Secondly, he took too many leaves, more than what was in his contract," said Ahmed

"There was a misconduct with a player, and misconduct as an employee. He also spent more than three months [on leave], that is also a large part of his misconduct. He informed us in a scattered way, in one or two emails, that he has to go home. It can't be for more than three months. Even as a board president, I cannot do what I want. I am guided by some rules. It is the norm. So there was a serious breach in that regard," he added.

Under Hathurusinghe, Bangladesh's best achievement was beating Pakistan 2-0 in the two-Test series away from home - it was their first win against Pakistan in Tests and the first away win in the format in 15 years.

The fairytale, however, was short-lived as they lost the India Test series soon after by the same margin of 2-0 with 3-0 in the T20Is that followed.

Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusinghe has been suspended on disciplinary grounds by the country's cricket board. Hathurusinghe will stay suspended for 48 hours before being terminated immediately.

Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusinghe has been suspended on disciplinary grounds by the country's cricket board. Hathurusinghe will stay suspended for 48 hours before being terminated immediately. The development reported by cricket news website ESPNCricinfo also mentioned that Phil Simmons will take over as Bangladesh's interim head coach till the ICC Champions Trophy next year in Feb-March. Also Read: Rohit Sharma drops HUGE update on Md Shami, admits pacer uncertain for Australia tour This was Hathurusinghe's second stint with Bangladesh as head coach. He came back for his second stint in February last year and the team delivered underwhelming performances in both ODI World Cup 2023 and T20 World Cup 2024. His second appointment was also questioned by current Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Faruque Ahmed at the time. Ahmed also mentioned that 'Hathurusinghe has two counts of misconduct.' "First is about an assault on a player. Secondly, he took too many leaves, more than what was in his contract," said Ahmed "There was a misconduct with a player, and misconduct as an employee. He also spent more than three months [on leave], that is also a large part of his misconduct. He informed us in a scattered way, in one or two emails, that he has to go home. It can't be for more than three months. Even as a board president, I cannot do what I want. I am guided by some rules. It is the norm. So there was a serious breach in that regard," he added. Under Hathurusinghe, Bangladesh's best achievement was beating Pakistan 2-0 in the two-Test series away from home - it was their first win against Pakistan in Tests and the first away win in the format in 15 years. The fairytale, however, was short-lived as they lost the India Test series soon after by the same margin of 2-0 with 3-0 in the T20Is that followed.

Bangladesh suspends head coach Chandika Hathurusinghe on disciplinary grounds

Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusinghe is unsure of the pitches&nbsp;in the USA for the 2024 T20 World Cup (in June), seeking clarity on the nature of the surface provided in Dallas and Kingstown. Though several reports have suggested how the pitch at the newly-built New York stadium will behave,&nbsp;said to be a drop-in-pitch, no information on its behaviour at other venues is out yet, keeping everyone on their toes.

Although Bangladesh playing Sri Lanka in Sylhet during the ongoing T20I series&nbsp;works as a training ground for the marquee event, Hathurusinghe feels he needs good pitches to train on, something he is clueless about while travelling to America.

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"We are looking at a combination for the World Cup, [especially] how the individuals are fitting in and understanding the game plan and be comfortable with that," Hathurusinghe said.&nbsp;

"We wanted to play on good wickets here. We don't know about the wickets in America. We play two important games in America. Nobody has any clue [about the pitches]. There's not much data behind it,” the head coach added.

Sharing his thoughts on preparing for the unknown, Hathurusinghe said&nbsp;the New York one might play similar to the ones in Australia, mainly in Adelaide.&nbsp;

"From what I understand, New York will have a drop-in wicket from Adelaide. They will hopefully be similar to Australian pitches. There's little feedback from NSW Cricket about Dallas. Washington Freedom played there. I spoke to their GM when I was in Australia. Our recollection from St Vincent [Kingstown] is the last Test we played there. We are preparing as much as we can for these unknown factors,” Hathurusinghe added.

<h2>‘Bowlers should be ready’</h2>

Considering he expects pitches to be batting-friendly in the USA and the Caribbean, Hathurusinghe wants his bowlers to adapt to the conditions as quickly as possible.

"We know what we can do. We are continually working on [death bowling]. We are playing on different kinds of pitches now. There's more grass and carry," Hathurusinghe said.&nbsp;

"We wanted to play on wickets that are conducive for high scoring, to get us to understand what areas we need to improve in bowling,” he added.

Meanwhile,&nbsp;the third and final T20I in Sylhet will play as the decider on Saturday (March 9),&nbsp;with the series being tied at 1-1.

Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusinghe is unsure of the pitches in the USA for the 2024 T20 World Cup (in June), seeking clarity on the nature of the surface provided in Dallas and Kingstown.

Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusinghe is unsure of the pitches in the USA for the 2024 T20 World Cup (in June), seeking clarity on the nature of the surface provided in Dallas and Kingstown. Though several reports have suggested how the pitch at the newly-built New York stadium will behave, said to be a drop-in-pitch, no information on its behaviour at other venues is out yet, keeping everyone on their toes. Although Bangladesh playing Sri Lanka in Sylhet during the ongoing T20I series works as a training ground for the marquee event, Hathurusinghe feels he needs good pitches to train on, something he is clueless about while travelling to America. ALSO READ: Dharamsala Test: Rohit, Gill floor England with twin tons on day two; Bashir shines for visitors "We are looking at a combination for the World Cup, [especially] how the individuals are fitting in and understanding the game plan and be comfortable with that," Hathurusinghe said. "We wanted to play on good wickets here. We don't know about the wickets in America. We play two important games in America. Nobody has any clue [about the pitches]. There's not much data behind it,” the head coach added. Sharing his thoughts on preparing for the unknown, Hathurusinghe said the New York one might play similar to the ones in Australia, mainly in Adelaide. "From what I understand, New York will have a drop-in wicket from Adelaide. They will hopefully be similar to Australian pitches. There's little feedback from NSW Cricket about Dallas. Washington Freedom played there. I spoke to their GM when I was in Australia. Our recollection from St Vincent [Kingstown] is the last Test we played there. We are preparing as much as we can for these unknown factors,” Hathurusinghe added. ‘Bowlers should be ready’ Considering he expects pitches to be batting-friendly in the USA and the Caribbean, Hathurusinghe wants his bowlers to adapt to the conditions as quickly as possible. "We know what we can do. We are continually working on [death bowling]. We are playing on different kinds of pitches now. There's more grass and carry," Hathurusinghe said. "We wanted to play on wickets that are conducive for high scoring, to get us to understand what areas we need to improve in bowling,” he added. Meanwhile, the third and final T20I in Sylhet will play as the decider on Saturday (March 9), with the series being tied at 1-1.

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Bangladesh suspends head coach Chandika Hathurusinghe on disciplinary grounds

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