Zafrul Ehsan Explained

Zafrul Ehsan (Bengali: জাফরুল এহসান; 1963/1964 – 18 June 2024) was a Bangladeshi Level III cricket coach.^[1]

Ehsan coached the Bangladesh women's national cricket team in 2008.^[2] He coached the Bangladesh national under-19 cricket team in 2012,^[3] and continued with the U-19 team in 2013 as assistant coach.^[4]

In 2015, when Paul Terry reconstituted the Bangladesh Cricket Board's High Performance unit, Ehsan became its batting coach, initially under head coach Mal Loye, a former English batsman.^{[5] [6]}

He was made head coach of the Sylhet Sixers in the Bangladesh Premier League in 2017.^{[7] [8]} For the 2018–19 season he was appointed coach of Walton Central Zone.^[9] In October 2019, Ehsan replaced Masud Parvez as coach of the Rangpur Division cricket team of the National Cricket League.^[10]

Ehsan died of acute myeloid leukemia on 18 June 2024, at the age of 60.^[11]

Notes and References

1. News: Coaches course certificates awarded . The Daily Star . 6 November 2009.
2. News: Women eye one win . The Daily Star . 25 April 2008.
3. Web site: U-19 team asked to explain Asia Cup failure . ESPNcricinfo . 1 July 2012.
4. News: Uddin . Mazhar . 29 September 2013 . BCB announces U-19 team for WI . Dhaka Tribune.
5. News: Terry aims to re-energise High Performance unit . ESPN.com . 14 May 2015.
6. Web site: Loye named BCB High Performance head coach | Cricket . ESPNcricinfo . 10 October 2017.
7. News: Seven coaches of BPL teams . The New Nation . 25 October 2017.
8. News: Sixers eye hat-trick win . New Age . 7 November 2017.
9. News: BCL players’ draft held . Dhaka Tribune . 17 November 2018.
10. News: BCB sack two First Class coaches for not selecting leg-spinners . The Business Standard . 17 October 2019 . Dhaka.
11. https://www.tbsnews.net/sports/veteran-cricket-coach-zafrul-ehsan-passes-away-879021 Veteran cricket coach Zafrul Ehsan passes away