Shakib amongst contenders for Bangladesh’s ODI captaincy
The BCB will unveil Bangladesh’s new ODI captain later this week after the board president Nazmul Hassan has spoken to the candidates. Shakib Al Hasan is reportedly the primary alternative although Litton Das and Mehidy Hasan Miraz are additionally contenders.
The board could not finalise a reputation throughout the emergency assembly on Monday as a result of it needed to take the candidates’ views additionally into consideration. The squad for the Asia cup needs to be introduced by August 12, which leaves the BCB solely three extra days to succeed in a call. Shakib is presently in Colombo; Litton has solely simply returned to Bangladesh after taking part in the Global T20 Canada; and Mehidy is in Dhaka.
Hassan had stated in a current briefing that appointing Shakib because the ODI captain could be an “easy decision”, however ESPNcricinfo understands it is not as simple. Shakib is already Bangladesh’s Test and T20I captain, and it isn’t identified whether or not he needs the management in all codecs.
“After our emergency meeting today, the board has entrusted the president to discuss the matter with the captaincy candidates by August 12,” Jalal Yunus, the BCB’s cricket operations chairman, stated. “The president will hear about who will lead in which format, and whether that player agrees with it or not. We want to hear it from the candidates what they feel about captaining the red and white-ball teams.
“We wish to appoint a captain for the Asia Cup. We must submit the crew for this match by August 12. We have time until September 5, which is the deadline for World Cup squad declaration, to speak concerning the World Cup captain. We want to listen to what the brand new captain will say. We will announce the crew within the subsequent couple of days. We will announce the captain too.”
Bangladesh are likely to name a 22-member preliminary squad for the World Cup by August 12, which will include all the players going to the Asia Cup, which begins on August 30.
His resignation got here lower than a month after he reversed his emotional decision to retire from worldwide cricket. He had retired on July 6 however the next afternoon, Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina requested him to alter his determination and he agreed. It was thought on the time that Hassan’s feedback to an area media outlet, through which he questioned Tamim’s professionalism and health, had triggered him into retiring rapidly.