Bangladesh on Friday appointed veteran all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan as their ODI captain for each the Asia Cup and the 2023 ODI World Cup.
Apart from the 2 marquee occasions, Bangladesh will even face New Zealand in a white ball sequence in late September earlier than travelling to India for the World Cup starting October 5.
“We have appointed Shakib as the captain for the Asia Cup and World Cup. The World Cup and Asia Cup squads will be announced tomorrow. The selectors will pick a squad of 17 members,” stated Nazmul Hassan, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president.
Shakib has taken over from Tamim Iqbal, who was dominated out of the Asia Cup with a again damage.
Now, Shakib has turn out to be the Bangladesh captain in all three codecs of the sport. He has been the staff’s Test and T20I skipper since early final yr.
Shakib’s final task as ODI captain of Bangladesh was in opposition to Ireland at Malahide on May 12, 2017, and the match ended with out a end result.
In all, Shakib has led Bangladesh in 52 ODIs, 19 Tests and 39 T20Is, and his tenure on the helm, which began in 2009, has been marked with rare stints.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com