Mushfiq vows his best after losing ODI captaincy
Bangladesh’s Test skipper Mushfiqur Rahim today said he would continue his effort to perform best at all levels of cricket despite losing the ODI captaincy.
“If our team is successful in the ODI matches, even though I am not captain, I will be the first one to be happy,” he told reporters in a presser at Mirpur’s Sher-e-Bangla national cricket stadium.
Bangladesh is scheduled to play three Test Matches and five One Day International (ODI) series matches against Zimbabwe at home.
The presser was arranged ahead of the first Test match which begins tomorrow.
In reply to queries regarding losing his captaincy in the ODIs, Mushfiq said: “I am not seeing the difference, maybe because no matches have been played yet.”
“Maybe the difference can be spotted after an ODI match. I have no objection in this regard. I will try to perform my best at all levels of the game.”
On November 30, the Bangladesh Cricket Board made Mashrafe Bin Mortaza the ODI captain replacing Mushfiq who led the Tigers in all formats of cricket for three years.
Board’s President Nazmul Hasan Papon said the move was made to “free Mushfiq of pressure.”
However, the wicketkeeper-batsman remains Test captain.
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