Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have announced veteran all-rounder Shakib al Hasan as their ODI skipper. Shakib will be leading Bangladesh at the Asia Cup 2023 and ODI World Cup later this year. (More Cricket News)
The news comes after southpaw Tamim Iqbal stepped down as ODI skipper and also ruled himself out of the Asia Cup due to a back injury.
Apart from the two marquee events, Bangladesh will also face New Zealand in a white ball series in late September before travelling to India for the World Cup beginning October 5.
"We have appointed Shakib as the captain for the Asia Cup and World Cup. The World Cup and Asia Cup squads will be announced tomorrow. The selectors will pick a squad of 17 members," said Nazmul Hassan, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president.
Shakib’s last assignment as ODI captain of Bangladesh was against Ireland at Malahide on May 12, 2017, and the match ended without a result.
In all, Shakib has led Bangladesh in 52 ODIs, 19 Tests and 39 T20Is, and his tenure at the helm, which started in 2009, has been marked with infrequent stints.
(With PTI inputs)
