Dhaka, Nov. 10 -- The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has clarified that Mali Maketa will continue to serve as the national team's assistant coach during the upcoming tour of South Africa, dismissing media reports suggesting that he would take over as the fielding coach.

In a media release, the BCB said, "The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has noted with concern that certain sections of the media have wrongly reported that Mali Maketa will serve as the Fielding Coach of the National Team during the upcoming Tour of South Africa. The BCB would like to clarify that this information is not correct. Mali Maketa is the National Team's Assistant Coach and will continue to perform his duties and responsibilities in that capacity during the tour....