Shakib Al Hasan: Bangladeshi cricketer returns as ODI skipper for Asia Cup and WC
Shakib Al Hasan has been appointed Bangladesh ODI captain once again, and will lead them in the Asia Cup and World Cup. Shakib takes over following Tamim Iqbal’s resignation on August 3 after he was ruled out of the Asia Cup because of a back injury.
BCB president Nazmul Hassan made the announcement in a surprise media briefing at his residence in Dhaka –
He said – “Shakib Al Hasan is the captain for the Asia Cup, New Zealand series and World Cup. We will speak more to him when he returns to Bangladesh [from Lanka Premier League]. We have to know his long-term plan.
“I spoke to him on the phone yesterday. But it is better if we talk to him in person since he is busy with a franchise league currently. We will also talk about which format he will keep leading, whether it is all three formats or one or two of them.
Hassan added –
“There was never any confusion. I told you before. He is the obvious choice. Who else can lead? But we had to talk to him before appointing him. Nobody should think anything else. Shakib is the captain. He was always the main choice.”
