Participating in a press conference on Thursday night, Sriram said, ‘I was just leaving the responsibility of Cricket Australia and commenting on the TNPL. Then Khaled Mahmud Sujon called me. He said BCB wants to get me as a technical consultant. Things happened very quickly after that. Now I am in front of you. I think I have been able to join the Bangladesh team very easily.’

The former Indian all-rounder also clarified what is the job of a coach or a technical consultant. He said, ‘I am very clear about my role. There are some skilled coaches on the coaching staff. I hope they do a great job. My main job is to work in coordination with the captain, team director, and these skilled coaches. The main plan is to utilize my T20 coaching experience gained in Australia and IPL. I am not saying that I am leading the team. I’ll just put everything together.’