Stuart Law appointed as Bangladesh Under 19 technical advisor

Former Australian cricketer Stuart Law has returned to Bangladesh cricket as the technical advisor of the Bangladesh Under 19 cricket team.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board assigned the former Bangladesh national team coach to the post for 16 weeks. 

He will arrive towards the end of this month and work with the youth team for the Under 19 World Cup that will be held in Bangladesh in January and February in 2016, a BCB media release said on Monday.

Law was handed the responsibility of the national team in June 2011. He ended his short tenure as the Bangladesh coach after 10 months.

The Tigers had reached the Asia Cup final for the first time in 2012 under Law.

He became the high-performance coach of Australia’s Centre of Excellence after leaving Bangladesh in April 2012. He led the Australian U19 team to the World Cup final later that year.

In 2013, Law was made Australia’s batting coach before he joined two clubs of the country, Queensland Bulls and Brisbane Heat. He resigned gave the posts in January this year.

BCB Chief Executive Officer Nizam Uddin Chowdhury thinks Law's understanding of youth team management and first-hand knowledge of the conditions will significantly help the preparation. 

"He had a remarkable playing career at the top level and brings vast experience of coaching established as well as emerging cricketers. 

"We are very happy to get him on board ahead of this massive competition for our boys."