Hathurusingha keen to complete contract with BCB

Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha wants to serve his contract with Bangladesh men's national cricket team until 2025 , despite uncertainty triggered by political turmoil in the country.

A major re-shuffle is about to take place in ( BCB)  Bangladesh Cricket Board following the turmoil.

"I have signed a contract till whatever the date and I'm looking forward to serve that term," the 55-year-old Hathurusingha told reporters in Rawalpindi on Monday.

"If the board (is) changed and the new people want to make a change, I'm OK with that. (If) they want me to continue, if they're happy with me, I'm happy with that."

He also said his "thoughts and prayers are with the families that lost loved ones."

Hathurusingha is preparing his team for the opening game of a two-match test series against Pakistan, starting Wednesday at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.

The former Sri Lankan international cricketer, was appointed Bangladesh's all-format coach early in 2023 on a two-year contract. It was Hathurusingha's second stint as Bangladesh coach after 2014-17 before he left to coach Sri Lanka.