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Former South African Test player Edgar John Barlow arrived in the capital yesterday to settle a possible agreement with the Bangladesh Cricket Board, who are looking for a coach to build the national team into a force capable of playing alongside the nine Test playing nations in the near future.

A player in the same league as South African legends, Barry Richards, Graham Pollock and Mike Procter, the Pretoria all-rounder will have an important discussion with the president of the BCB, Saber Hossain Chow-dhury, today.

If everything falls according to plan, Eddie Barlow is likely to step into the shoes of Gordon Greenidge, who was shown the door unceremoniously after a three-year stint with the board.

During his brief visit to Dhaka, Barlow, a fine all-rounder, will also visit the Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan to get acquainted with the facilities there before leaving the capital on Thursday.

Barlow's maiden visit is an outcome of correspondence between the BCB and the South African board.

Barlow, making his debut in 1961-62 against New Zealand, played his last Test match against Australia way back in 1969-70 before his luminous career came to an abrupt end after South Africa was isolated from international cricket in 1971 for its apartheid policy.

Barlow played 30 Tests, scoring 2516 runs including a highest score of 201. He has six Test centuries under his belt and 15 fifties. He also took 40 wickets at an average of 34.05. His best bowling figures being 5/85.