‘I wanted to laugh, play and perform’, Shakib was reluctant to take ODI captaincy
Shakib al Hasan
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Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) gave captaincy to the country's best cricketer Shakib al Hasan for the Asia Cup and World Cup. The team has been criticized for playing on the field during almost a month of Shakib’s captaincy. Similarly, various issues outside the field have also come up in heated discussions.
However, the Tiger leader refrained from saying anything directly. But before flying to India, he gave an interview to a television channel T Sports to clear the background of various criticisms.
In the interview published on Wednesday (September 27), he said that he will not be in charge of the team for a single day after the end of the World Cup.
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“I never gave any conditions for captaincy. On the 17th [September], I sent a mail to resign from the captaincy. I will not captain for a day after the World Cup. That's why I didn't want to take it before the Asia Cup. I felt like I wanted to laugh, play, perform. That's one reason I didn't want to take it." Shakib said.
“I have not given any conditions. Given the circumstances, the easiest was not to take. Papon Bhai [Nazmul Hasan] also told me in the beginning that there is no need to do it. I have no reason to take this pressure at this age. I want to smile, perform for Bangladesh. And want to spend the last few days well. He described the situation in his own way,
“A captain's job is not only just in on-field but running outside the field too. The board, coach, team management felt that it is not possible without me. I did not believe that anyone could give up in such an important situation. There is no reason to take it here,”
"There is no other reason. It is best if there is no captain. Is captaincy adding any value to my career at this stage? I don't think so,” the Tiger captain said.
