Mashrafe is not in the national team in any format. Mahmudullah Riyad is out of the reckoning even without leaving the game. Mushfiqur Rahim, who expressed his desire not to manage the team after losing the captaincy despite being an essential member of the team, is not in the list of possible captains.
So the names of Liton Das and Mehdi Hasan Miraj are being mentioned along with Shakib Al Hasan; But are they close to Shakib as a captain? In terms of batting and bowling performance, leadership qualities, cricket sense, intellect, knowledge, team management skills and experience, Shakib is Yojana ahead. Liton and Mirage are nowhere near Shakib in the captaincy nominations.
That’s why everyone has called Shakib as an ‘obvious choice’ or an inevitable choice as an ODI captain. Cricket board officials are also not out of it. BCB president Nazmul Hasan Papon, director Khaled Mahmud Sujan and most of the board officials have commented that Shakib is the first choice as the captain.
So why this delay? A week after Tamim Iqbal left the captaincy, why was no one announced as the new ODI captain? Why was it not possible to take a positive decision even after calling the meeting of BCB?
There are many questions and rumors in the cricket community and the public about this. Some of these buzzwords are also being said around. Some people say that the board is divided about making Shakib the captain? The board is also divided on the rationale of making Shakib captain in all formats for a long period of time. It is also heard that Shakib himself is not interested in ODI captaincy again after Tests and T20s. Everyone is interested to know which one is true.
It has been found out that, although there is a slight difference, the board is fairly agreed on making Shakib the captain in ODI format as well as in Tests. No doubts, no doubts; But the problem lies elsewhere. Shakib, who is being considered to be given the responsibility, is unwilling to manage the team for a long period in Tests, T20s and ODIs.
Although the high-level officials of the board have taken utmost care to say or convey anything in this regard, several sources have said that Shakib himself is not enthusiastic about captaining the national team in three formats for a long period of time.
It is also heard that Shakib is not willing to do ODI captaincy after the ODI World Cup held in India. It is also heard that Shakib is not enthusiastic about managing the national team in three formats besides his personal life, career and business activities. At least Shakib is thinking of not captaining any format.
Shakib may have calculated that being the long-term captain of the national team in all three formats would mean changing his current lifestyle. Needless to say – Shakib still refrains from playing one or the other series by giving this reason, that reason or taking leave. Sometimes a series does not follow a specific format.
But once you become captain in all formats, you can’t do that anymore. One has to be very focused and focused while playing in all formats. By doing so, the various international franchise tournaments he plays throughout his year will not be possible. Also, the few vacations a year you have to go to America to visit and spend time with your family, wife and children, will become very difficult.
Apart from this he has social and business activities. He is associated with several commercial enterprises. He has a commitment there. Apart from this, sometimes the shooting of advertisement has to be given proper time. It will not be possible to be involved with the national team for the entire year in all three formats. All in all, Shakib would like to think about avoiding captaincy for a long time in at least one format.
Now it is to be seen which format Shakib does not want to captain. There are two kinds of talk about it. One side claims that Shakib does not want to captain Test. Only ODIs and T20Is are thinking of captaining the white ball. The other side says that Shakib will leave the leadership after the ODI World Cup. Means Test, T20 captain will remain.
But insider reports suggest that Shakib is likely to insist on not being captain in Tests. Therefore, after the ODI World Cup, he may not do the Test captaincy in the tour of New Zealand in December this year. It is heard that at the same time (December) in Abu Dhabi-Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Shakib has finalized all the talks of the game in the T-Ten or franchise event.
If there is a captain, there will be no option but to tour New Zealand. That is why Shakib is thinking of abstaining from the New Zealand tour to play the Dubai-Abu Dhabi T-Ten League. Board officials have given such hints and hints. So it can be assumed that Shakib is not going to tour New Zealand.
That is why Shakib will not be the captain in three formats for a long period. That is why BCB is forced to look for an alternate captain. The delay in ODI captain selection is for a reasonable solution to the whole issue. But it is true that Shakib will be the captain in Asia and ODI World Cup. After that he will leave the captaincy in any format.
