Simmons’s extension was one of several themes discussed during a meeting of the Board in Dhaka on Monday.
Simmons was named in October last year on an interim role. However, Bangladesh only won a series during his four-month period: a 3-0 victory against Western Indies in T20is. The team also made an early departure from the Champions Trophy, after losing to India and New Zealand. However, Simmons has won the approval of the president of BCB, Faruque Ahmed, and director Fahim, the two most influential figures in the current board.
“The contracts of our chief coach and senior assistant coach went until mid -March,” Fahim said. “We are satisfied with them, so we will contact them for renegotiation. If we cannot understand them, we have to think about other options. We hope to achieve mutual understanding with them. We are thinking of extending their contracts until the 2027 World Cup.
“We will talk to him formally very soon. I have seen him closely. I am convinced that he will do well with the Bangladesh team. I have also seen the interpersonal relationship between him and the local coaches and the players. I think he will do well here.”
The BCB is also ready to renew the contract of the senior assistant coach Mohammad Salahuddin, who was also named in the short term last November. One of the reasons why the Board has felt encouraged to renew both Simmons and Salahuddin is their willingness to work with each other. Espncricinfo understands that one of Simmons’ mandates was to give margin to local coaches.
In addition, the Board has decided to renew the contract of coach Spin-Bowling Mushtaq Ahmed, while accepting the resignation of Hannan Sarkar as a selector. Fahim said the BCB is also interested in improving the field in the senior team, along with the high performance unit. As a result, they are talking to multiple field coaches to join BCB.
