Mortaza named Bangladesh’s new one-day captain

Sport360 staff 08:11 01/10/2014
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Mail
  • Pinterest
  • LinkedIn
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • WhatsApp
  • Pinterest
  • LinkedIn
  • Reason to cheer: Mashrafe Mortaza.

    Bangladesh cricket authorities yesterday sacked wicket-keeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim as one-day international captain and replaced him with injury-prone paceman Mashrafe Mortaza.

    Mushfiqur, however, will continue to lead the Test side, Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hassan announced after a BCB directors’ meeting.

    “Mushfiq (Rahim) is our best batsman at the moment. At the same time he also needs to lead the team and do the wicketkeeping job. This is a tremendous pressure for him,” Nazmul said. “So we relieved him of some of his duties.”

    Tamim Iqbal and Shakib Al Hasan were appointed vice-captain for the Test and ODI sides respectively.

    Recommended