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Shakib Al Hasan appointed captain of Bangladesh ODI team

By Kaif - August 11, 2023 - Last updated on Aug 11, 2023 04:05 PM
Shakib Al Hasan appointed captain of Bangladesh ODI team

Shakib Al Hasan appointed captain of Bangladesh ODI team, Shakib re-appointed Bangladesh captain for Asia Cup and World Cup 2023

Asia Cup will begin on August 30, followed by the ICC ODI World Cup on October 5. The preparation of the teams has started for this. Meanwhile, the Bangladesh Cricket Board took a big decision and elected a new captain.

Shakib Al Hasan appointed captain of Bangladesh ODI team

Two big cricket tournaments are coming closer. The Asia Cup 2023 will start from the end of this month and will be followed by the ODI World Cup from October. For this, the teams have started gearing up. The announcements of the teams have also started. The teams of Asia ie India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan will get a chance to prepare for the World Cup through the Asia Cup. Meanwhile, Bangladesh Cricket Board has made a big announcement. Bangladesh Cricket Board President on Friday said Shakib Al Hasan will be Bangladesh's ODI captain for the Asia Cup and the World Cup. Nazmul told reporters at his home on Friday that we have appointed Shakib Al Hasan as the captain for the Asia Cup and the World Cup. The World Cup and Asia Cup team will also be announced soon. Recently, after leaving the captaincy of Tamim Iqbal, now Shakib Al Hasan has been given this responsibility.

Shakib Al Hasan re-appointed captain of Bangladesh ODI team

Shakib re-appointed Bangladesh captain for Asia Cup and World Cup 2023, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has appointed experienced all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan as the captain of the team keeping in mind the upcoming Asia Cup and ODI World Cup. Shakib has already taken over the responsibility of captaining the team. Earlier, Tamim Iqbal was handling this responsibility. Shakib will take over the captaincy of the team in all three formats after a long gap of 12 years. Shakib Al Hasan was currently captaining the team in T20 and Test. In the 2011 ODI World Cup, the Bangladesh team played under the leadership of Shakib Al Hasan.

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Shakib Al Hasan's captaincy career, Shakib Hasan has captained Bangladesh in 49 ODIs between 2009 and 2011, when he first took over, winning 22 of them. Meanwhile, Shakib Hasan became the captain many times and left. The reason for this was also his injury, which used to happen often. Shakib then captained Bangladesh in three more ODIs in 2015 and 2017. Shakib has so far captained Bangladesh in 19 Tests and 39 T20Is and the last of his 52 ODIs as captain was in 2017.

Why was Shakib Hasan made the captain again?

In fact, Tamim Iqbal had relinquished the captaincy of the Bangladesh ODI team after recovering from a back injury due to his fitness. He is now also ruled out of the Asia Cup starting on August 30, though he is hopeful of being fit in time for the ODI series against New Zealand starting on September 21 and the ODI World Cup that follows. Earlier, Tamim had also decided to retire suddenly, after that Tamim Iqbal met the PM Sheikh Hasina there and after that he took back the decision of retirement. Now it has to be seen how Shakib Al Hasan captains his team and how long Tamim Iqbal returns.

Also Read: Who will bat at number 4 for India in Asia Cup 2023?

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