Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan said on Friday that the resignation of head coach Shane Jurgensen did not come as a surprise and they are not willing to make an approach to keep him for long. ‘When a tournament ends and the performance of the team is not up to the mark, the coach is usually changed,’ Nazmul told reporters at his residence on Friday.
‘On most of the occasions, the coach is changed if the team fails while in some cases the coach steps down. But why he [Jurgensen] has stepped down is still not clear as he was not given any message by the board that he might get the sack.
‘I had said earlier that there will be a major reshuffle after the World Twenty20 and that includes the team management for the betterment of the team and everyone is aware of it,’ said Nazmul.
‘Firstly, the performance of the team was bad, which might have prompted him to resign. On the other hand, he could feel insecure after some comments from our directors. So, he might have felt that it was better for him to leave with some dignity,’ he added.
Jurgensen sent his resignation letter on April 28, citing that he was displeased with some of the comments about him, made by some BCB officials, though his contract was until the end of World Cup 2015.
Nazmul added that the BCB would not try to convince Jurgensen to continue in his job as that would not help much. Rather they would be looking for a new head coach along with the specialised coaches.
‘If necessary we will give the responsibility to a local coach if we fail to find a replacement for Jurgensen.
‘If anyone wants to leave then there is no reason to keep him as he won’t be able to give his hundred per cent,’ said Nazmul.
‘If we can’t hire a foreign coach then we will opt for a local one. But I’m sure the performance of the team won’t get any worse than what we have done recently,’ he said.
‘Shane [Jurgensen] is staying till the India series and in the meantime, possibly by next week, we will hold a board meeting and take a decision on whether we will try to stick with him or look for an alternative. But surely, we are looking for a new coach,’ he added.
Meanwhile, Shane Jurgensen arrived in Dhaka from Australia on Thursday and said that the decision of his resignation was not an emotional affair.
‘It was not an emotional decision. A serious decision like that cannot come on an emotional way,’ said Jurgensen.
‘The people, who know me quite well, will know it will have to be a build of a number of things over a period of time. I have looked at my life in general, with my wife and kids. I took a step back, and have a think about a lot of different things,’ he added.
Jurgensen added that he was considering the home series against India as his priority.
‘There are few set of options waiting around in the world cricket at the moment but there is nothing that stood for me.
‘The last few months was a great opportunity for all of us to learn and for the players it is going to be a stepping stone for the future as you can’t always play well and you got to have some ups and downs and when you are down, you learn from it and gain strength from it,’ he added.
-With New Age input
