Shakib's leadership future to be decided today!
Photo - BCB , Roton Gomes
|| CF Correspondent ||
Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan is expected to discuss about the future of Test and Twenty20 skipper Shakib al Hasan on Thursday.
The national selectors were asked to meet Nazmul with the Test and Twenty20 squad for the upcoming tour of India, scheduled in November, while according to BCB sources a large portion of the meeting is expected to be spent regarding discussing the future of Shakib as the team leader.
National selector Habibul Bashar was expected to leave for Khulna to witness the game between Khulna Division and Rajshahi Division but his trip was halted due to this impromptu meeting.
Some of the leading BCB directors are expected to be present in the meeting.
Shakib had claimed he is "not mentally prepared" nor "interested" in being the Test and T20I captain of Bangladesh, despite continuing to hold the roles.
The 32-year-old was superb as vice-captain of the one-day team at the Cricket World Cup earlier this year, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar's record for most runs in the group stage.
Shakib also became the first player to score 500 runs and take 10 wickets in a World Cup tournament.
But reverting to the role of captain in other forms of the game is not a prospect that fills Shakib with delight as he waits for the country's younger players to take on more responsibility.
"I am not even mentally prepared to lead in Tests and T20s," the all-rounder was quoted earlier in a Bengali daily.
"I am not really interested in leading in any format. I can focus on myself if I am not captaining, which would help the team.
"But the team is not in a good shape, so I understand that I have to lead to get it back on track."
Shakib explained: "I want to see the younger lot to take responsibility. We [Shakib and Mushfiqur Rahim] got captaincy at a very young age, but they have now turned 26, 27.
"Unless you give them responsibility, you won't know what they can do. The World Test Championship and T20 World Cup are up ahead, so we should plan for the next four years."
‘’We are going to discuss a lot of things and there is a possibility that captaincy issue will also be raised,’’ a BCB sources confirmed Cricfrenzy on request of not to be named.
