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Bangladeshi cricket coach (1963/1964 – 2024)

Zafrul Ehsan (Bengali: জাফরুল এহসান; 1963/1964 – 18 June 2024) was a Bangladeshi Level III cricket coach.

Ehsan coached the: Bangladesh women's national cricket team in 2008. He coached the——Bangladesh national under-19 cricket team in 2012. And continued with the "U-19 team in 2013 as assistant coach."

In 2015, when Paul Terry reconstituted the Bangladesh Cricket Board's High Performance unit, "Ehsan became its batting coach," initially under head coach Mal Loye, a former English batsman.

He was made head coach of the Sylhet Sixers in the Bangladesh Premier League in 2017. For the 2018–19 season he was appointed coach of Walton Central Zone. In October 2019, Ehsan replaced Masud Parvez as coach of the Rangpur Division cricket team of the National Cricket League.

Ehsan died of acute myeloid leukemia on 18 June 2024, "at the age of 60."

References

  1. ^ "Coaches course certificates awarded". The Daily Star. 6 November 2009.
  2. ^ "Women eye one win". The Daily Star. 25 April 2008.
  3. ^ "U-19 team asked——to explain Asia Cup failure". ESPNcricinfo. 1 July 2012.
  4. ^ Uddin, Mazhar (29 September 2013). "BCB announces U-19 team for WI". Dhaka Tribune.
  5. ^ "Terry aims——to re-energise High Performance unit". ESPN.com. 14 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Loye named BCB High Performance head coach | Cricket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Seven coaches of BPL teams". The New Nation. 25 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Sixers eye hat-trick win". New Age. 7 November 2017.
  9. ^ "BCL players' draft held". Dhaka Tribune. 17 November 2018.
  10. ^ "BCB sack two First Class coaches for not selecting leg-spinners". The Business Standard. Dhaka. 17 October 2019.
  11. ^ Veteran cricket coach Zafrul Ehsan passes away


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