One of the most revered coaches in the Bangladesh cricket circuit and one of the candidates to be the next Bangladesh head coach, Mohammed Salahuddin, is of the opinion that the concept of having more than one head coach will not be a success for Bangladesh.

Earlier, Bangladesh’s new specialist consultant, Gary Kirsten, during his visit to Bangladesh, suggested the board to have different head coaches for different formats. Salahuddin, however, believes that the chances for it to work are minimal due to the fact that the core of players in all three formats for Bangladesh are the same.  

"I don't think it [split-coach concept] will be successful as I always believe there should be one person with the responsibility of calling all the shots after drawing his plan of actions," Salahuddin told Cricbuzz.

"The two-coach theory is unlikely to work in here. Bangladesh is one of the few countries where the core group of players is same for all three formats and it could always be difficult for them to take inputs from two different individuals for Tests and ODIs on the same tour or series."

Bangladesh have been without a coach ever since the departure of Chandika Hathursingha. While the Sri Lankan might have been the most successful coach in the history of Bangladesh cricket team, he was often singled out for his authoritarian approach.

Salahuddin, meanwhile, praised the current Sri Lanka coach, stating that despite his strict management style, he ensured that the players played with the proper amount of focus and churned out the desired results. He also added that if Bangladesh are to move forward, they will need a clear indication of their future targets and plan according to that.

"It is true that his [Hathurusingha] way of operation can be questioned as he carried an authoritarian attitude but at the same time he made sure every player was working with the same kind of focus to come up with their outputs for earning the desired goal," he added.

"But if we want to progress, we need someone who will make us realize what our next goal is and make plans accordingly to achieve success while chasing our desired result and with two coaches in place it is unlikely to be going that way."

While Salahuddin might be against the idea of more than one head coach, he certainly backs the usage of specialized coaches for different formats – but with one head coach overseeing them – because it will allow the Tigers to carve out squads that are equally good in all three formats.  

"I am sure specialized coaches for separate formats can be beneficial and if they are based in our country, then I am sure it will be help our cricketers to substantial extent," Salahuddin noted. "When we are playing ODIs, we see that cricketers who are considered for the longer formats hardly have anything to do skill-wise but that won't be the case with specialized coaches for different formats. It can be vice-versa when we are playing Tests.