Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- Russell Domingo, the 44-year-old South African, has been named as the new head coach of Bangladesh national cricket team. As per the initial contract, he will be working with the Bangladesh team for two years. One day after after getting the job, Domingo (RD) granted his first wide-ranging interview with the Bangladeshi media to UNB sports writer Saif Hasnat (SH), over the phone from his home in Port Elizabeth.

SH: I want to start with the question- what prompted you to be the coach of Bangladesh? As we know you were working with the junior level cricketers in South Africa.

RD: Working with the South African A team, which is just under the national team, where we have quite a few national players as well, was really go...