Why ought to I am going and watch the sport? Bangladesh’s first captain lambasts Shakib Al Hasan’s Test crew

Bangladesh have had a horrible patch of type within the longest type of the sport shedding their residence collection towards Sri Lanka after which towards West Indies away from residence.

File photograph of Shakib Al Hasan celebrating a wicket. (Courtesy: Reuters)

HIGHLIGHTSRoquibul Hassan has taken on Bangladesh’s senior gamersRoquibul Hassan is the one Bengali participant to play for PakistanRoquibul Hassan captained Bangladesh of their first ODI

Bangladesh’s first Test captain and an influential determine within the historical past of cricket’s growth within the nation Roquibul Hassan has taken on Shakib Al Hasan’s Test aspect. The former captain lambasted the senior gamers of the Bangladesh crew after their again to again collection losses towards Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

“The way Tamim [Iqbal] and Shakib [Al Hasan] played some of the shots that got them out. Sometimes I wonder how they have scored 5,000 runs,” the previous captain stated.

“Not many are interested in Test cricket in our country, but in other countries, they have many fans. Why? Because if I go to watch our games, I know the result already. Bangladesh will lose anyway. So why should I go and watch that game?”

Bangladesh have been closely criticised by their very own coach and consultants for shedding depth and focus in essential phases of play which has led to taking part in substandard degree of cricket within the longest type of the sport.

“Unfortunately, our demonstration of cricket is very ugly. Why would I go to the field to watch an ugly display of cricket? When you play well, win games regularly, and fight in tough situations, only then will there be spectators,” he said.

“I do know now we have a number of limitations by way of first-class infrastructure, and it is particularly irritating that we’re but to type regional cricket associations. But it’s a must to needless to say gamers are the primary stakeholders of the sport, they usually must take the accountability to make Test cricket stunning. Only gamers could make Tests or longer-version cricket stunning,” the captain who led Bangladesh of their first ODI in 1986, stated.

Bangladesh Cricket Board’s a number of interventions within the cricketing affairs of the nationwide crew just lately led to the change in captaincy from Mominul Haque to former captain Shakib Al Hasan, who was stripped of captaincy after getting banned by the ICC.

Bangladesh will play a bunch of white-ball matches within the run as much as the T20 World Cup and can hope for a greater exhibiting in Australia than their 2021 debacle within the UAE.