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Captaincy Shakib's oyster

Bishwajit Roy
Mashrafe Bin Mortaza v kept his nerve and W match into the late hours port of his beloved cricket % fitting reward when the Tigers V highest successful chase in the W day of the three-match scries at Park in Dominica to script yet history in the Caribbean.
Definitely it was not a completely pleasant experience for the 'ill-fated' Bangladesh captain Mashrafe to watch the game in the living room instead of being in the midst of the roars and cheers at the ground, but Ire was more than happy to sec the way stand-in skipper Shakib Al Hasan led the team from the front to glory. Bishwajit Roy
Mashrafe Bin Mortaza v kept his nerve and W match into the late hours port of his beloved cricket % fitting reward when the Tigers V highest successful chase in the W day of the three-match scries at Park in Dominica to script yet history in the Caribbean.
Definitely it was not a completely pleasant experience for the 'ill-fated' Bangladesh captain Mashrafe to watch the game in the living room instead of being in the midst of the roars and cheers at the ground, but Ire was more than happy to sec the way stand-in skipper Shakib Al Hasan led the team from the front to glory.
"It's not so common that someone suddenly gets an opportunity and capitalises on it with both hands but 1 think Shakib showed that rare quality in the tour. It's my bad luck that I couldn't lead the team in the series but it's really encouraging for our cricket that we have discovered someone like Shakib," said Mashrafe heaving praise on his young comrade.
It’s yet to be proved how good Mashrafe is as a captain as he was ruled out from the tour after sustaining a knee injury on the third day of the first Test at St. Vincent but many already started to see a shadow of future captain in the world's numberone all-rounder in thconc-day rankings.
The 25-year old Mashrafe however is one step ahead of the commoners as he believes that Shakib hasalready proved that he has got the leadership quality after making his marks in the 2-0 Test series victory and gaining an unbeatable 2-0 advantage in the one-day series against the makeshift West Indies side.
"I don't think it's right time to comment whether I want to continue as a captain because I am now more concerned with my injury. I don't know when I will be able to return to cricket and I am looking forward to the suggestion of my doctor (David Young)," said a dejected Mashrafe.
"But why Shakib as future captain? He already showed his quality as a captain and I don't find anything wrong if Shakib continues as captain though it's up to the board. The most imponant quality for a captain is that he should be a performer in the team and there is no question about Shakib's showings.
"You see he (Shakib) has been scoring consistently against different opposition since he made his international was one of those who patience to follow a of the night in sup-team. And it was a managed their second one-Win d s o r another debut and he is a good fielder. But above everything it's his
bowling which is really top class. In my opinion Shakib is the number one spinner right at this moment and he has improved his bowling immensely," said Mashrafe.
Still the question remains whether there is anything proved against such a bits and pieces West Indies team.
"it's helped but you know, it's not an easy task to perform c o n s i s-o p p o-show
tcntly no matter who are the nents. And 1 think he cd something as a captain which helped the team to win the game. It may be too early to make the final comments on his captaincy but there is something encouraging," he defended.
"I hope under his captaincy the team will also continue their success in Zimbabwe and 1 will never mind if the board wants to continue this flow with him," he added.
The game's governing body, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), was also thinking positively with Shakib.
"I think Shakib has made himself as a serious contender for the post. We are impressed at the way he led the team in the absence of Mashrafe. It's bad luck for Mashrafe but Shakib took the opportunity brilliantly," said BCB'sdirector and media committee chairman JalalYunus.
The board of directors will take the final decision but there is no question that Shakib will be a serious candidate. We have to sit again after the Zimbabwe tour to appoint a new captain because Mashrafe has been given the job for only two series (West Indies and Zimbabwe)," he added.
The question was also raised in the presentation party’ after the three-wicket victory in Dominica, and the response came from Shakib: "I didn't think about that but definitely 1 will think over it."
So, it seems as if that the stage is all set for Shakib to take the hot job permanently.
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Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan pulls a fulltoss delivery from West Indies pacer Kemar Roach for 6 during his knock of 65 in the second ODI at Windsor Park in Dominica on Tuesday.