Nurul Hasan has been made the Bangladesh T20I skipper as a result of he’s worthy of it: Shakib Al Hasan

ZIM vs BAN, T20I sequence: The BCB rested Mahmudullah Riyad and appointed Nurul Hasan Sohan the skipper of the Bangladesh T20I crew for the Zimbabwe T20I sequence.

Nurul Hasan of Bangladesh. Courtesy: Reuters

HIGHLIGHTSNurul Hasan will lead Bangladesh within the Zimbabwe T20I sequenceMahmudullah has been rested from the T20I sequenceThe T20I sequence begins on Saturday, July 30

Shakib Al Hasan reckoned that Nurul Hasan Sohan is a worthy candidate to guide Bangladesh in T20Is. Earlier, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) named Sohan because the skipper for the T20I sequence in Zimbabwe after giving common skipper, Mahmudullah, relaxation.

Reportedly, the BCB wasn’t pleased with Mahmudullah’s fashion of captaincy within the shortest format of the sport. Shakib, who isn’t part of the whole Zimbabwe tour, reckoned that the upcoming tour will probably be a problem for Sohan, who has very restricted expertise of captaining a crew.

“I think he has been given the captaincy because he is worthy of it. BCB thinks that it can give lot to Bangladesh in the future. That is why he was actually given the captaincy. I wish him all the best. The Zimbabwe series will be a good challenge. I hope he can overcome that challenge,” Shakib was quoted as saying.

Earlier, BCB Cricket Operations Chairman, Jalal Yunus, confirmed that Mahmudullah stays Bangladesh’s common captain in T20Is. He additionally mentioned that the choice to relaxation Riyad was taken after discussions with the veteran.

“We have been discussing the T20 team for several days. The issue of Riyad’s captaincy was discussed. Today we called Riyad and discussed the T20 team. After discussing with him, we have decided to send a new team. We will try with some new players. That’s why we’ve chosen Sohan to lead the team,” Yunus was quoted as saying.

Mahmudullah has been captaining the T20I crew since 2019 and final led them within the T20I sequence within the West Indies earlier this 12 months.

The opening T20I between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe is scheduled to happen on Saturday, July 30 on the Harare Sports Club.

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