Ravi Shastri appointed as interim coach for Bangladesh tour

BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur on Tuesday confirmed that former Indian skipper Ravi Shastri has been appointed as the interim coach for the upcoming Bangladesh tour.

"BCCI has appointed Ravi Shastri as the interim coach for the Bangladesh tour," Thakur said.

"B. Arun will be the bowling coach, Sanjay Bangar will be the batting coach and R. Sridhar will be the fielding coach," he added.

Shastri had previously served as team director since August last year till the end of the 2015 World Cup when his contract expired.

Shastri will travel to Bangladesh with the Indian team, which will arrive in Kolkata on June 5, and thereafter, depart for Bangladesh for the three ODIs and a solitary Test.