The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Monday named former South Africa all-rounder and batting coach Dale Benkenstein as the national team’s batting coach for their tour of South Africa.

Benkenstein, who was the batting coach of the Proteas from 2017 to 2019, has coached at multiple County clubs in England and was last serving as a batting consultant at Durham County Cricket Club.

The BCB had removed former national team captain Mohammad Ashraful from the position just four day before the two-Test series against West Indies at home. That series concluded in Sylhet on Monday, with the hosts losing it 1-0.

The Bangladesh Test squad will have little to no time before facing off against the reigning ICC World Test Championship winners and the No.1 ranked side in the format in their own backyard, with the first Test beginning on November 15 in Johannesburg.

The second Test will begin on November 23 in Centurion.