The incumbent Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan has hinted at worldwide retirement and there are probabilities that the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 initially slated to be performed in Pakistan may transform his final project.
There may be quite a lot of furore happening in Bangladesh cricket in the meanwhile and Shakib finds himself on the centre of all of it. In an interview with Bangladesh’s T-Sports activities, the 36-year-old star allrounder revealed his future plans and clarified that he’s not seeking to keep it up shouldering the duty of ODI captaincy after the World Cup in India.
“So far as worldwide profession is anxious, what I see at this second it’s as much as 2025 Champions Trophy that’s the ODI format. The T20 format is as much as 2024 World Cup and that is it. So far as Check goes, could also be sooner, possibly after the World Cup,” informed Shakib.
“So far as actuality goes, I’ll lead until this World Cup and I will not lead in ODIs after that. Let me clear one factor – I resigned as captain on [September ] seventeenth, and after I did that, I didn’t know that this type of scenario was developing,” he added.
Shakib additionally talked about that he did not need to take up the reins of captaincy once more after he resigned however the president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board Nazmul Hassan Papon and the group administration requested him to guide the aspect.
“Papon (Nazmul) bhai and group administration mentioned that they want me as captain. Not for me, however for the group, and I agreed.
“If I’m not the captain, life is far simpler for me. What worth is captaincy including to my profession? If I weren’t the captain, it will be simpler for me. I might bowl for 10 overs, bat, and keep relaxed,” he mentioned.
The Bangladesh captain additionally opened up on all the controversy surrounding former skipper Tamim Iqbal’s non-selection within the World Cup squad and termed Tamim’s current statements as “infantile” in nature.
“Mahmudullah Riyad bhai wasn’t there, however immediately he got here to the World Cup group. I felt he might try this, however his dedication, his duty for the group, and his urge to play for the group, these issues had been observed by all. So there’s a distinction,” mentioned Shakib.
“Additionally, it isn’t my duty to pick the entire group. If that had been the case, I might have been capable of announce the group after being captain a day earlier than the Asia Cup. It’s important to undergo many processes, issues, and info, not solely efficiency. On and off the sphere, the dressing room, the group conferences, and the ambiance, many issues are taken into consideration earlier than making the group.
“As I mentioned, I’ve not mentioned something like that (Tamim will bat down the order or is not going to be picked within the opening recreation), so I do not know the place the query is coming from. If somebody has mentioned that, I’m certain a licensed particular person has accomplished it, and he was informing early in order that it is best for each events. I do not see something unhealthy on this. I’m certain somebody wouldn’t say one thing like that to create hurt.
“So if somebody made that proposal, is there one thing mistaken with it? Or is it like you possibly can’t make a proposal like that? Like it’s important to inform a specific person who ‘you do no matter you need?’ It is infantile behaviour the place somebody is saying ‘it is my bat, solely I’ll play’.”
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