DHAKA: Ruwan Kalpage, former acting assistant coach to Sri Lanka, has been made new Bangladesh fielding coach.

Kalpage would be the fourth new member of Bangladesh's support staff after head coach Chandika Hathurusingha, bowling coach Heath Streak and trainer Mario Villavarayan joined recently, sources told.

However, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) also wanted to recruit Sri Lanka spin coach Piyal Wijetunge as the same but he has been convinced to stay, reports the crickinfo.com early Sunday.

The report included both Kalpage and Wijetunge had sent letters of resignation to the Sri Lankan board earlier this week, but while Kalpage's has been accepted, the executive committee has given Wijetunge a counter-offer.

The BCB director Jalal Yunus, in this connection said that Bangladesh will now have to look at other candidates for the role of spin coach.

Kalpage was involved with the national team of Sri Lanka in some coaching capacity for over ten years.

BDST: 1103 HRS, AUG 10, 2014