Bangladesh on Monday reappointed Najmul Hossain Shanto as nationwide cricket captain for all three codecs for the approaching yr on account of uncertainty over the supply of normal selection Shakib Al Hasan.
Najmul, 25, a prime order batter, led Bangladesh in its final two sequence towards New Zealand at residence and away, however he had been anticipated handy over the cost to Shakib.
“Shakib was obviously our first choice as captain, but we did not want to live with any uncertainty,” Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hassan informed reporters.
Nazmul referred to Shakib’s eye drawback he developed throughout the World Cup in India final yr and that pressured him to hunt therapy in Britain and Singapore.
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Shakib additionally missed a number of matches within the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League Twenty20 event because of the subject.
Bangladesh will play no less than 14 Tests, 9 one-day internationals, and 21 Twenty20 internationals this yr, which incorporates the Twenty20 World Cup within the United States and West Indies.
The BCB appointed former nationwide captain Gazi Ashraf Hossain as the brand new chief selector.
Bangladesh will host Sri Lanka for 3 ODIs, three T20Is, and two Tests in its subsequent sequence in March and April.
Source web site: sportstar.thehindu.com
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