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Shakib Al Hasan to lead Bangladesh in Asia Cup, World Cup | Cricket News – Times of India

DHAKA: Bangladesh on Friday appointed veteran all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan as their ODI captain for both the Asia Cup and the 2023 World Cup .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 has taken over from Tamim Iqbal, who was ruled out of the Asia Cup with a back injury.Now, Shakib has become the Bangladesh captain in all three formats of the game. He has been the team's Test and T20I skipper since early...
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Bangladesh’s Tamim Iqbal steps down as ODI captain | Cricket News – Times of India

DHAKA: Tamim Iqbal stepped down on Thursday as captain of Bangladesh's one-day international side and pulled his name out of the Asia Cup to be held in Pakistan and Sri Lanka in August and September.The 34-year-old opening batsman announced his decision citing an injury problem after holding a meeting with senior officials within the Bangladesh Cricket Board in Dhaka a month after his retirement U-turn from international cricket."I have informed them (the BCB officials) that from today I am stepping down as the Bangladesh ODI team captain. I have explained the reason. Injury is an issue," Tamim told reporters after the meeting."I have always thought about the team first. For the betterment of the team (I thought) I should step down as captain and concentrate as a player, and try to give...
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Bangladesh name Liton Das captain after Tamim Iqbal resignation | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Liton Das was named Bangladesh captain on Friday for the remainder of their one-day international series against Afghanistan, following the shock resignation of veteran opener Tamim Iqbal.Liton, who led Bangladesh to a record 546-run win in the one-off Test match against Afghanistan in June, said the team was focused on the future as they seek to level the series on Saturday."It is difficult to say whether we will miss him. If I am injured today, the team will not miss me," Liton told reporters."Going forward, newcomers will keep coming. Someday we will also go," he added. "Since he is not there, we should not talk much about that topic."Tamim broke down crying while announcing his immediate retirement from international cricket on Thursday, the day after he led Bangladesh in...
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Tamim Iqbal denies rift with Shakib Al Hasan | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim Iqbal brushed off all the charges made by the country's board president Nazmul Hassan that there is a factional dispute between Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim in the team.Tamim made it clear that there is no divide in the team and insisted his relationship with leading all-rounder Shakib was "very normal". "Our team environment has been good for a number of years. A happy dressing room allows one to achieve the type of results that you are seeing," Tamim told reporters at a news conference in Dhaka."I think everything is very normal."Bangladesh Cricket Board president Hassan told Cricbuzz that the environment in the dressing room was not "healthy"."The biggest problem for Bangladesh cricket at the moment is this grouping, and that is the reality. I don...