The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is contemplating a brand new ODI captain after Tamil Iqbal stepped down from the function earlier this month. The skilled opening batter has additionally been dominated out from the upcoming Asia Cup on account of a again harm.

The BCB appears eager on entrusting the accountability to veteran all-rounder Shakib al Hasan, however earlier than that they wish to guarantee his availability for the Asia Cup 2023 and World Cup 2023, set to be performed in India.

As reported by Cricbuzz, BCB chief Nazmul Hasan said that the board seeks readability on Shakib Al Hasan’: plans earlier than finalising the ODI captaincy.

Earlier, Litton Das was thought-about as Tamim’s alternative for the Asia Cup, however now, Shakib is rising because the main candidate after Tamim’s determination to step down.

“Now we have not mentioned captaincy but. Now we have to take a break and give it some thought. As I’ve stated earlier than, if it was one collection, we might have gone with the vice-captain (Litton) however now we’ve to suppose long-term,” Nazmul instructed reporters in Dhaka on Saturday.

“There are two issues. If we take into consideration the long run, it’s one factor. However there’s the World Cup as effectively and the strain of the World Cup will not be small. If I choose a brand new man and whether or not he can take this strain – we have to think about that as effectively. If we select somebody on a long-term foundation and he isn’t obtainable after one 12 months, what’s going to we do? So, we have to talk about this stuff,” he stated.

Shakib Al Hasan is at present on the helm because the Take a look at and T20I captain for Bangladesh. He beforehand served because the ODI captain and notably led the group throughout the 2011 ODI World Cup.