Stuart Law, the former head coach of the Bangladesh national team, is happy to be back in the country again, this time as the coach of the Under-19 team, as he wants to prepare the young players for the next big thing in this country apart from winning the Youth World Cup.
Bangladesh had won the 2020 Under-19 World Cup and since then the expectation was on high for them but they were unable to replicate the performance in this year's World Cup.
Law said he enjoys working at the grassroots level and therefore he is here, rather than working with the senior teams.
"This gives me the opportunity to get back to working at the grassroots level, an area where I believe I can help make a difference. Not just someone's cricketing ability, but also help them grow as a young man," Law said in Dhaka on Sunday.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) game development made a roadmap about their plan as they want to regain the title. Law said according to the plan, they will play a lot for matches.
He said with the World Cup still 18 months away, in the first year they will focus on both white ball and red ball cricket and in the last six months, they will solely focus on white ball cricket.
"At the moment, we have to settle on a squad. We have a group of 40 players who arrived here last night. We've to whittle it down to a squad of 30, and progress from there," he said.
"We'll work out how we want to play once we understand our squad better. We can then fine-tune gameplans, etc. Right now it is an exciting time for 40 young men. I was lucky enough to play in the first-ever U-19 World Cup. It can be the beginning of something very special."
Law was also involved with the Bangladesh Under-19 team in 2016. Bangladesh then finished third but got players like Mehidy Hasan Miraz, and Najmul Hossain Shanto who are now playing in the national team.
Law said he is happy to see Miraz, and Shanto in the national team and now expects that they can produce more players for the national team from the current crops.
"It is about harnessing the energy, talent, and giving them an environment and understanding of how to play the game," Law, the former Australian player, remarked.
"It is not about wholly and solely producing international cricketers. I know that's the developing programme. It's about developing young men. Every time I bumped into Miraz and Shanto, it is great to see them. They are so proud of telling me about their family life. They are now married. They have come from juniors to become men."