McMillan pulls out as Bangladesh’s batting consultant

Former New Zealand cricketer Craig McMillan has pulled out as Bangladesh’s batting consultant for their series in Sri Lanka starting in October because of a bereavement, AFP reported.

“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,” Bangladesh Cricket Board CEO Nizam Uddin Chowdhury said in a statement, cited by AFP.

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.

McMillan, 44, was scheduled to join Bangladesh’s pre-tour training camp in Sri Lanka, the board had said.

The three-Test series, expected to start in mid-October, will mark both countries’ return to international cricket after pandemic lockdowns.