Shakib agrees to lead Tigers
Shakib Al Hasan has agreed to lead the Tigers in the remaining matches of the ongoing one-day series against New Zealand.
"We have consulted Shakib and he has agreed to captain the side in this series," said BCB's media committee chairman Jalal Yunus yesterday.
"We have not decided on a deputy for him and in case he has to leave the field for any reason he will pick the vice captain," he added.
The announcement came following a special meeting of the BCB's technical committee. It met to select the captain for the remaining matches of the New Zealand series after captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza was ruled out for more than a month, after twisting his ankle in the first match which Bangladesh won by nine runs to take a 1-0 lead.
The world's No 1 all-rounder was reluctant to take the job initially but later changed his mind, as there is hardly anyone in the team who can lead the team right now.
It was however learnt that Shakib wanted to take the job after the 2011 World Cup because he wants to focus more on his own performance and he was also not interested to do the duty as a makeshift captain.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will decide on the captaincy issue after the series.
"With Mashrafe injured, the board will discuss the captaincy issue after the series as there is very little time to do so during the series.
"We have to wait for Mashrafe's recovery and then we will take the decision. After the series we will also take decision about vice-captain," said Yunus.
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