Law accepts Bangladesh coaching role

Former Test batsman Stuart Law has been appointed an advisor to Bangladesh's junior team ahead of the next year's Under-19 World Cup.

The 46-year-old had previously coached Bangladesh's senior national team in 2012, taking them to the Asia Cup one-day final, before leaving the post for family reasons.

Law, who departed as coach of Queensland and the Brisbane Heat last summer and is also a former assistant coach with Sri Lanka, played one Test and 54 one-day internationals for his country in the 1990s.

Bangladesh Cricket Board CEO Nizamuddin Chowdhury said Law's appointment was a "very important milestone" for the next generation of Bangladesh cricketers.

"He had a remarkable playing career at the top level and has vast experience of coaching both established and emerging cricketers," Chowdhury said in a statement.

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

Law is expected to arrive in Bangladesh later this month to help build the team for the U19 World Cup in February.

The Bangladesh U19 team recently recorded impressive home-and-away wins over current U19 champions South Africa.

Law is one of the rare players in Test history to have represented his country yet not recorded batting average; he scored 54 not out in his one and only Test, against Sri Lanka in 1995.

He was a member of Australia's side at the 1996 World Cup, and scored his lone international century in an ODI against Zimbabwe in 1994.

In addition to a long domestic career with the Bulls, Law also enjoyed great success in English county cricket had finished career with 79 first-class centuries and an average in excess of 50.

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