DHAKA, March 31: Former Pakistan Test fast bowler Mohsin Kamal has been replaced as Bangladesh coach by Sarwar Imran on an interim basis, the Bangladesh Cricket Board said on Monday.

Mohsin was sacked a month before the end of his one-year contract, following severe criticism for his team’s poor showing at this year’s World Cup in South Africa.

Bangladesh, a Test nation, went to the World Cup with something to prove and left with even more work to do to establish credibility, having not won a one-day match for four years and 32 matches.

They lost five group games out of six at cricket’s showpiece event, including matches against non-Test sides Kenya and Canada. Their remaining game, against West Indies, ended as a rain-hit draw.

Mohsin, who succeeded Australian coach Trevor Chappell in April last year, was not available for comment on Monday.

Imran, a Bangladeshi who coached Bangladesh on their Test debut, will take up his new assignment from Tuesday, the Bangladesh board said.

His first task will be to guide Bangladesh through a triangular one-day series in Dhaka next month, which also involves South Africa and India.

Bangladesh have named a 15-man squad for the tournament, with former captain Akram Khan and openers Javed Omar and Mehrab Hossain recalled to the squad.

Omar and Hossain replace Al-Shahriar and Hannan Sarkar.

Bangladesh will face India on the opening day of the triangular series on April 11.

Squad: Khaled Mahmud (captain), Javed Omar, Mehrab Hossain, Mohammad Ashraful, Habibul Bashar, Akram Khan, Alok Kapali, Tushar Imran, Khaled Mashud, Sanwar Hossain, Mohammad Rafique, Tapash Baisya, Manjurul Islam, Tarek Aziz Khan, Talha Jubair.—Reuters