Hemming spoke to The Daily Star's Abdullah Al Mehdi after Tuesday's opening session in Chattogram about mastering local conditions and ending the reliance on foreign expertise.

Bangladesh Cricket Board’s (BCB) plan to stage a three-day match between Bangladesh U-17 and Sri Lanka U-17 at Mirpur’s Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium this week has drawn criticism, with several officials questioning the choice of venue.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has once again brought back Australia’s Tony Hemming -- this time as the head of turf management, after previously hiring him as a curator.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is in discussions to bring former head curator Tony Hemming back into the fold, a top board official confirmed to The Daily Star on Thursday.

Eight months ago, curator Tony Hemming parted ways with the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) while still having a year left on his two-year contract, expressing dissatisfaction at some of the incidents during his short tenure.  

Hemming will oversee pitch preparations ahead of two Tests against Bangladesh in Rawalpindi from August 21 and in Karachi from August 30.

For the last few years, the chatter surrounding the pitch after a home Test for Bangladesh would usually be about its overtly spin-friendly nature or it having nothing on offer for bowlers.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has appointed Tony Hemming as a curator on a two-year contract.