Former India player Sunil Joshi has been approached by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) for the post of spin consultant. Joshi is currently in Hyderabad, where India and Bangladesh are playing the historic one-off Test and it has come to notice that Joshi has had a brief talk with the BCB President Nazmul Hasan Papon to discuss the details about the job.

Meanwhile, it has been learnt the BCB approached Anil Kumble to suggest a suitable man for the job and the India coach recommended Sunil Joshi’s name for the post.

“Yes, Sunil was approached by BCB after Anil suggested his name. As things stand, there has been some preliminary discussions. Initially, there were talks that he (Joshi) will be with the team before the start of this Test and stay on since there was a window after Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy’s zonal leg. But now there are talks of a long-term deal. So Sunil is in Hyderabad to look at what kind of contract BCB is offering him.

“Since this Test match is over, Sunil will ideally like to complete his assignment with the Assam team. The Vijay Hazare Trophy is still left and after that, he can be available if everything falls in place. Obviously, Kumble’s words mean a lot to him and the Indian coach is very much in the loop about the developments,” a source was quoted by PTI.

Joshi, who played 69 ODIs and 15 Tests for India, will be utmost use for Bangladesh as they are set to host Sri Lanka later this year.

He was a member of the Indian team that squared off against Bangladesh in the latter’s first ever Test.