Other than the 2 marquee occasions, Bangladesh can even face New Zealand in a white ball collection in late September earlier than travelling to India for the World Cup starting October 5.
“We now have appointed Shakib because the captain for the Asia Cup and World Cup. The World Cup and Asia Cup squads might be introduced tomorrow. The selectors will decide a squad of 17 members,” mentioned Nazmul Hassan, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president.
Shakib has taken over from Tamim Iqbal, who was dominated out of the Asia Cup with a again damage.
Now, Shakib has grow to be the Bangladesh captain in all three codecs of the sport. He has been the crew’s Check and T20I skipper since early final yr.
Shakib’s final project as ODI captain of Bangladesh was in opposition to Eire at Malahide on Could 12, 2017, and the match ended with no end result.
In all, Shakib has led Bangladesh in 52 ODIs, 19 Exams and 39 T20Is, and his tenure on the helm, which began in 2009, has been marked with rare stints.