Ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan was on August 11 (Friday) appointed as Bangladesh ODI captain, the country's cricket board president Nazmul Hassan announced. The veteran all-rounder has been appointed as the captain of the Bangladesh ODI team for the third time. Shakib will succeed Tamim Iqbal, who recently announced his decision to step down from the post. Shakib will lead the team in the 2023 Asia Cup and the 2023 ODI World Cup.
"Shakib Al Hasan is the captain for the Asia Cup, New Zealand series and World Cup," Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president said in a media briefing.
"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.
"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," he added.
Talking about Shakib, the veteran all-rounder made his international debut for Bangladesh in 2006. From there on, Shakib became an automatic selection for the national side in every format of the game. He was first appointed as the captain in 2009 and the tenure lasted till 2011. The all-rounder was once again given the responsibility in 2015 and it came to an end in 2017. Shakib has led Bangladesh in 19 Tests, 52 ODIs and 39 T20Is.
Shakib, who has a wealth of experience, has played in eight T20 World Cups and four ODI World Cups for Bangladesh. The 2023 ODI World Cup in 2023 will be Shakib's fifth participation in the quadrennial mega event.
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