Mickey Arthur has been named the new head coach of the Rangpur Riders, a well-known franchise. The 56-year-old was fired shortly after leading Pakistan in the ODI World Cup as head coach. In addition, he has previously served as a coach for the national teams of Sri Lanka and South Africa. As the Rangpur team prepares to compete in the Global Super League, which is scheduled to start on November 26, he will shortly be joining the team.
Rangpur’s team director, Shanian Taneem, has confirmed the news and stated that the local players are eager to play under his direction. The former South Africa international has been quite active and has assisted the management in recent days, he added, and they have been in contact with him for the past week. Additionally, he disclosed that the agreement is for a year.
“This year, we signed Mickey Arthur for the BPL and GSL.
The agreement is for a year. For these two competitions this year, he will look after us. He is a fantastic asset to our team. The local athletes are thrilled to have him as their coach. For the past seven or eight days, we have been communicating with Mickey in order to assemble the GSL and BPL team. cited Taneem as saying, “He is very active, always gladly helping us.”
The Bangladeshi cricket players will greatly gain from him: The Director of Rangpur
Taneem went on to say that Arthur is ideal for Rangpur’s culture and may greatly benefit Bangladeshi cricket players. Additionally, he thinks that the local players will greatly benefit from Arthur’s experience.
He seems ideal for the culture of the Rangpur Riders, in my opinion. He is a really amiable man. He will be especially helpful to the cricket players from Bangladesh.
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He has a great deal of experience. Sri Lanka, South Africa, and Pakistan are just a few of the international sides he has already handled,” he continued.