Dhaka:Ā Former Durham opening batsman Jon Lewis will join Bangladesh as the team’s batting consultant, a Bangladesh Cricket Board official confirmed on Tuesday.
Cricbuzz has learnt that Lewis is expected to arrive in Dhaka on January 7 ahead of theĀ upcoming home seriesĀ against West Indies. Bangladesh are scheduled to start their official training for the series comprising two Tests and three ODIs from January 10.
Bangladesh appointed Craig McMillan as their batting consultant ahead of their tour of Sri Lanka after the post went vacant following the resignation of South African Neil McKenzie, who decided not to join the Tigers due to personal reasons. However, McMillan was unable to take up the role after he lost a family member but the tour was was eventually postponed.
Lewis, who also had stint in aĀ similar capacity with Sri Lanka, stepped in as the Durham’s head coach after Geoff Cook fell ill in 2013 and led the side to Championship victory. After landing the job permanently following his experience as Second XI coach, Lewis then led the side to Royal London One-Day Cup glory in 2014 and narrowly missed out on a NatWest T20 Blast title in 2016.
In a career spanning nine seasons at Durham, Lewis played 146 first-class matches and scored nearly 8,000 runs.