Bangladesh vs South Africa

The 52-year-old previously served as South Africa men's batting coach between 2017 and 2019 and has also worked as an assistant coach with Pretoria Capitals in the SA20.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board recently reassigned Mohammad Ashraful from his role as the national team's batting coach, with High Performance coach Mohammad Salahuddin taking charge on an interim basis. Benkenstein will now work under Bangladesh head coach Phil Simmons.

Benkenstein brings extensive coaching experience. His first head coaching role came at Hampshire, where he helped the club secure promotion to Division One in 2014 and reach two Vitality Blast Finals Days.

He later coached Gloucestershire in 2022 and 2023 before taking charge of Lancashire until 2025. He is currently working as Durham's batting consultant.

Bangladesh's South Africa tour begins with the first Test in Johannesburg on November 15.

The two sides will play two Tests, three ODIs and three T20Is during the November-December tour, with the Test series forming part of the 2025-27 World Test Championship cycle.