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]
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]