Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan revealed when he will retire. In 2024 he might retire from the T20s whereas in ODIs he might end his international career after the 2025 Champions Trophy.
He is one of the greatest all-rounders in the World and took his team to some great heights. He took the charge in Test and T20 but after the sudden departure of Tamim Iqbal he took the responsibility of the ODI and got the charge to lead the team. He led the team in the Asia Cup where he defeated the Asia Cup champion team India in the Super Four round.
In an interview with T-Sports Shakib Al Hasan said,
“The 2025 Champions Trophy for ODIs and the 2024 T20 World Cup for T20s. Test may be sooner. Maybe (after the World Cup). I will retire all at once, but I will stop playing each format one by one. I will announce my retirement after the 2025 Champions Trophy.
Given the current reality, I am captain only till the World Cup. Not a day more. I resigned from the captaincy on the 17th (September). I informed Papon bhai and emailed the CEO that I don’t want to be the captain ahead of the Asia Cup. I don’t think my captaincy is adding value at this stage of my career. I wanted to just bowl my ten overs, give my best in fielding, and do my batting.
The easiest thing to do for me would have been not to take the captaincy. When he offered me the job, I immediately told him I don’t want to do it in this situation. At this age, I didn;t want to take the pressure. I want to smile, enjoy my game, and perform for Bangladesh.
Papon described the situation to me. A captain has to do the job on and off the field. When I learned that the BCB (Bangladesh Cricket Board), coach and team management were unanimous in their decision about me, then I took the captaincy.”
Shakib will also be leading the team in the ODI World Cup and their first match will be against Afghanistan on 7th October.
