Star all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz has expressed his curiosity in main Bangladesh within the T20 format. This growth emerged hours after Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Faruque Ahmed formally declared that they’re on the lookout for a brand new captain in T20I cricket as Najmul Hossain Shanto desired to not lead the facet within the shortest format.
Based on a Cricbuzz report, Litton Das was the frontrunner to exchange Shanto because the T20 skipper. This was after the wicketkeeper-batter had led Bangladesh to a historic sequence win in opposition to the West Indies within the Caribbean. The Bangla Tigers whitewashed Rovman Powell’s males by a 3-0 margin in Kingstown, St Vincent final month.
Faruque mentioned that Bangladesh will take their time earlier than saying the following captain within the shortest format as they do not play a T20I within the subsequent six months. He additionally talked about the administration’s concern with Litton’s batting type however hopes that he’ll have the ability to get again to his finest earlier than they take the decision relating to the brand new captain.
“Shanto went out of the staff due to harm and if he comes again he’ll come again as a captain (in Check and ODIs). He knowledgeable us that he’s not snug as T20 captain and we’re pondering of another person in that place. As we have now T20 after six months it’s not a direct challenge and we will give it some thought later so we will anticipate it,” Faruque advised reporters at Sher-e-Bangla Nationwide Stadium on Friday.
“I at all times suppose that there is no such thing as a relation between cricketing brains to do captaincy and type but when a person is just not in type for very long time then it’s a matter (of concern). Although he (Litton) couldn’t come to type as a captain he did very well and this can be a massive advantage of a captain that his particular person efficiency is just not affecting his captaincy. I hope he’ll return to type shortly and after we will discuss captaincy he can be a front-runner,” he mentioned.
In the meantime, Mehidy, who’s main Khulna Tigers within the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) mentioned that he’s prepared to steer his nation in T20 cricket. He led Bangladesh within the Check and ODI sequence in opposition to the West Indies in an interim capability within the absence of the injured Shanto.
“Look T20 (captaincy) is completely a choice of the board and the one factor is that as a result of I’m main within the BPL and if the board feels they’ll give me, or they’ve a greater (possibility) like Litton Das did properly in captaincy within the sequence in opposition to West Indies and the staff additionally did end result, so the choice is completely trusted the board however sure as a result of I’m main within the BPL it’s changing into a behavior, and it’ll assist me sooner or later,” he mentioned.
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“Not solely in T20 however in any format if the chance comes (to steer the facet) it’s changing into a behavior and coming to steer out of nowhere is tough and that occurred in West Indies like I needed to lead abruptly as a result of Shanto was sick and it was tough for me however for a very long time or in a event like BPL the place I’m main I do know that I can be main in 12 to 14 video games and I can plan accordingly. It’s tough to do captaincy popping out of nowhere,” he added.
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