DHAKA AFP: Former New Zealand cricketer Craig McMillan on Saturday pulled out as Bangladesh’s batting consultant for their series in Sri Lanka starting in October because of a bereavement, the Bangladesh Cricket Board said.
“Craig has communicated to us that his father has passed away recently and therefore it would not be possible for him to take up the batting consultant’s position of the National Team for the upcoming tour at this moment of grief,” BCB Chief Executive Officer Nizam Uddin Chowdhury said in a statement.
“We fully understand his situation. Our sympathies are with Craig and his family during this difficult time,” he said. Bangladesh had appointed McMillan in August for the tour after former South African batsman Neil McKenzie stepped down from the post because of the coronavirus crisis.