While the coach situation of the Bangladesh cricket team hasn’t been resolved yet, it seems as though the Tigers are making considerable changes in the hierarchy. The Bangladesh Board have hired a new video analyst to help the team better with opposition analysis.

The board has hired Srinivas Chandrashekhar as its video analyst and he is said to be joining the team before the tri-nation series begins. The chairman of BCB’s cricket operation, Akram Khan, had earlier revealed that the team would have an analyst before the tri-nation began.

“A video analyst will be hired before the tri-nation series begins. Perhaps we will hire someone in a few days.”

Khan also stressed that the previous analyst had left his job, but was optimistic to find someone of similar quality.

“Our previous analyst left the job, but it doesn’t matter since there are others of similar qualities.”

The rise in technology has played a massive part in sports, especially that of analytics. While cricket may not yet be fully indulged in data analysis, sports like basketball and baseball have separate data analysts to help them with the knowhows of the game and find the patterns that lead to victory.

Bangladesh’s attempt to amalgamate analytics with cricket is a positive sign, something that is bound to help them. It is only a matter of time now when the BCB understands the importance of a data analyst and hires more of them to assist the team.