Phil Simmons, the head coach of Bangladesh, who accompanied the team on their current tour of Sri Lanka, will be spending a short time in the UK. He is anticipated to return to the island nation on July 7 after visiting London to see physicians about his health issue.
Before the formal announcement, there were rumours that Phil Simmons had been invited to meet with Aminul Islam, the president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board, to discuss the coaching staff’s performance. That did not, however, prove to be true. Team officials claim that Phil Simmons informed management about his trip well in advance, and since he would be returning in three days, the decision was accepted.
For personal reasons, Phil Simmons will be on a two-day tour.
Due to the Champions Trophy, he was unable to attend his February doctor’s checkup. It is now impossible to change the doctor’s appointment. Despite his best efforts, he was unable to alter it. He discussed this with the board before to the tour’s commencement and made appropriate plans. According to Cricbuzz, the team’s manager on the tour, Nafees Iqbal, said, “He is departing today and will return on July 7th.”
After battling hard for a draw in the first Test of the just finished two-match series, Bangladesh lost the second Test. The visitors now trail the three-match ODI series by 77 runs following a spectacular batting collapse in which they lost seven wickets for five runs in the opening ODI of the series.
On Saturday, July 5, they will play Sri Lanka in the second One-Day International at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. At 2:30 pm (IST), the game is scheduled to start. After the 50-over format concludes, the two teams will play a three-match T20I series to complete the all-format assignment. Before the action shifts to 20-over matches, the team captained by Mehidy Hasan Miraz will be eager to make a return in the current 50-over series.
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