Benkenstein joins Bangladesh team as batting specialist for South Africa tour

Former South African all-rounder Dale Benkenstein has been appointed as batting specialist for the Bangladesh men's cricket team ahead of their upcoming multi-format tour of South Africa.

The 52-year-old will work with the Tigers during their Test, One Day International and T20 International assignments in South Africa.

Benkenstein, who scored close to 16,000 runs in first-class cricket, represented South Africa in 23 One Day Internationals during his playing career. He is currently working as a batting consultant at Durham County Cricket Club.

He previously served as batting coach of the South African national team from 2017 to 2019 and has considerable coaching experience in English county cricket, having worked with Hampshire, Lancashire and Gloucestershire.

The former all-rounder has also worked with several major franchise teams in his native South Africa.

His appointment is expected to strengthen Bangladesh's batting preparations for the challenging tour, where the Tigers will face the Proteas across all three formats.