Veteran all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been named the brand new Check captain of Bangladesh after Mominul Haque determined to step down following a 0-1 loss within the recently-concluded two-match dwelling collection in opposition to Sri Lanka. Mominul had taken this resolution of relinquishing captaincy since he needed to deal with his batting. In the meantime, Litton Das has been appointed as his deputy.
It’s to be famous that Mominul had succeeded Shakib as Bangladesh’s red-ball captain following a ban imposed on the latter by the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) in 2019 as he didn’t report corrupt approaches. Beneath Mominul, Bangladesh went on to register three Check victories, two attracts, and 12 losses in 17 video games.
Mominul had approached the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hasan and made it clear that he needed to focus on his batting and requested the board at hand the captaincy tasks to another person.
”I simply informed them that I’m unable to contribute to the aspect as a captain and didn’t inspire the crew. So I really feel it’s higher if somebody new is given the accountability. I informed them (what was going by means of my thoughts) and now it’s as much as them to resolve,” Mominul was quoted by Cricbuzz.
“I really feel it isn’t proper for me to do captaincy in the intervening time as a result of what I really feel is that if I can focus on my batting, it is going to be good for me in addition to for the crew. It’s not due to out of any concern or something like that. Look, once you play properly, even when the crew doesn’t carry out, you may nonetheless inspire. I’m not doing properly and the crew shouldn’t be acting at this level, captaining the aspect may be very troublesome,” he added.
In the meantime, this shall be Shakib’s third stint as Bangladesh Check captain. His first stint was method again in 2009 when all-rounder Mashrafe Mortaza was injured throughout their tour to West Indies. The southpaw then took over the captaincy duties from wicketkeeper-batter Mushfiqur Rahim in 2017.
