Prasad appointed ACC Development Officer

The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) announced the appointment of former India fast bowler Venkatesh Prasad as its new Development Officer.

Prasad replaces compatriot Roger Binny in the role. Prasad will continue to work as the bowling coach of the Indian Premier League side Chennai Super Kings.

Previously, Prasad has also coached India's Ranji side, Karanataka and has also been bowling coach of the India team.

"It's going to be a different kind of challenge for me, after having worked with national, state and provincial teams as well as the IPL cricketers. It may well be a test of my coaching and patience in communicating things! I look forward to learning about new cultures and fresh ways of doing things and would like to see these Asian developing countries climb further up the ladder," said Prasad of his new role on the ACC website.

ACC Development Manager Bandula Warnapura welcomed Prasad.

"we have another former international in our team of champions (Aminul Islam, Rumesh Ratnayake, Iqbal Sikander) and Venky adds a great deal of expertise to our team of Development Officers. He'll be working with Qatar, Thailand and UAE primarily as well as running the High Performance Programs of our top countries. Having recently worked at the highest international level he brings a lot of leading-edge thinking to our developing cricketers," Warnapura was quoted as saying on the ACC website.

Prasad's first assignment is an ACC Coach Educator Level II Course in Chiang Mai, Thailand.