The Bangladesh cricket team has added to its coaching staff a former player who tarnished his country's reputation through match-fixing. He was admired by many legends, and idolized by the entire nation of Bangladesh, but he ruined his career by fixing matches.
Ashraful became Bangladesh's batting coach
Mohammad Ashraful has been appointed as the batting coach of the Bangladesh cricket team for the upcoming home series against Ireland. Ashraful was appointed as the batting coach after the BCB meeting on Monday. Besides Asharful, former selector and left-arm spinner Abdur Razak has been appointed as the team director for the Ireland series.
Mohammad Ashraful has been appointed as the batting coach of Bangladesh for the upcoming Ireland series at home.#dhakastream #cricket #bangladesh #BANvIRE #Ashraful pic.twitter.com/dB0gHj6TW8
— Dhaka Stream (@DhakaStream) November 3, 2025
Why was the coach created?
Abdur Razak explains why Mohammad Ashraful was appointed batting coach. Razak said that Ashraful has vast experience in opening the innings, which is why he has been appointed as the batting coach. “Ashraful has experience, he has completed coaching courses, and his experience in this role has proved to be important for us,” Razak told the media. Bangladesh and Ireland will play two Tests and three T20 matches. The tour will begin on November 11 in Sylhet, while the second match will be played in Mirpur on November 19.
How to get caught in a spot fixing scam?
Mohammad Ashraful was caught in the spot-fixing scandal in the Bangladesh Premier League. During the 2013 BPL, Ashraful took money from bookies and deliberately played bad shots in certain overs, which affected the outcome of the match. Ashraful admitted his guilt during the investigation and was indicted by the BCB in 2014. Ashraful was banned for eight years, which was later reduced to five years.
Ashraful's career
Ashraful played 61 Test matches for Bangladesh, scoring six centuries. He also played 177 ODIs, scoring 3,468 runs, including three centuries and 20 half-centuries. Ashraful scored 33 centuries and over 16,000 runs in his professional career.
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