Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal have been removed as Bangladesh captain and vice-captain respectively following the Tigers' disastrous performance on the recent tour to Zimbabwe.
Bangladesh Cricket Board's announcement came yesterday after the meeting of the directors who came down heavily on Shakib and his deputy for their failure as leaders both on and off the field while discussing the Zimbabwe debacle.
In December last year both had been appointed captain and vice-captain for the current year, but BCB's media committee chairman Jalal Yunus said that they had no other choice than taking the hardline to cut short their tenure.
Yunus informed that the name of new captain and vice-captain will be announced soon. Wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim is a likely candidate to take the hot job while Mahmudullah Riyad may be made his deputy.
Explaining the reasons behind the surprise decision, Yunus said: "Shakib and Tamim have been removed from their posts as they failed to lead the team properly in Zimbabwe. The board members discussed the reports from the members of the team management and unanimously gave their votes in favour of removing captain and vice-captain.
"There was lot of allegations against them since taking the jobs but we took a soft stance as we thought they would improve their behaviour, but now we have no choice other than taking a hardline. There are reports of indiscipline against them. In certain areas, one breached discipline is the argument with the head coach [Stuart Law] and we will definitely take further action against them," he added.
There had been lot of issues discussed after Bangladesh's miserable tour in Zimbabwe where the Tigers lost the one-off Test and five-match one-day series, but the board finally held captain and vice-captain responsible for the disaster.
"The board members also discussed whether there was any negligence from anyone in the board and we will also take action against them if found anything wrong," said Yunus.
Shakib was thrust into the job in the middle of a Test match in West Indies in June 2009 when Mashrafe Bin Mortaza got injured. The young all-rounder successfully led the team on that tour against a depleted home side, and after that he continued with the job on a series-by-series basis and single-handedly guided his side to record a memorable 4-0 one-day series victory against New Zealand last year.
With the uncertainty of injured Mashrafe, BCB has decided to appoint Shakib as captain on a long-term basis and he was due to lead the team until Bangladesh's home series against Pakistan in December.
But the Zimbabwe debacle put an end to the tenure prematurely.
Bangladesh Cricket Board's announcement came yesterday after the meeting of the directors who came down heavily on Shakib and his deputy for their failure as leaders both on and off the field while discussing the Zimbabwe debacle.
In December last year both had been appointed captain and vice-captain for the current year, but BCB's media committee chairman Jalal Yunus said that they had no other choice than taking the hardline to cut short their tenure.
Yunus informed that the name of new captain and vice-captain will be announced soon. Wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim is a likely candidate to take the hot job while Mahmudullah Riyad may be made his deputy.
Explaining the reasons behind the surprise decision, Yunus said: "Shakib and Tamim have been removed from their posts as they failed to lead the team properly in Zimbabwe. The board members discussed the reports from the members of the team management and unanimously gave their votes in favour of removing captain and vice-captain.
"There was lot of allegations against them since taking the jobs but we took a soft stance as we thought they would improve their behaviour, but now we have no choice other than taking a hardline. There are reports of indiscipline against them. In certain areas, one breached discipline is the argument with the head coach [Stuart Law] and we will definitely take further action against them," he added.
There had been lot of issues discussed after Bangladesh's miserable tour in Zimbabwe where the Tigers lost the one-off Test and five-match one-day series, but the board finally held captain and vice-captain responsible for the disaster.
"The board members also discussed whether there was any negligence from anyone in the board and we will also take action against them if found anything wrong," said Yunus.
Shakib was thrust into the job in the middle of a Test match in West Indies in June 2009 when Mashrafe Bin Mortaza got injured. The young all-rounder successfully led the team on that tour against a depleted home side, and after that he continued with the job on a series-by-series basis and single-handedly guided his side to record a memorable 4-0 one-day series victory against New Zealand last year.
With the uncertainty of injured Mashrafe, BCB has decided to appoint Shakib as captain on a long-term basis and he was due to lead the team until Bangladesh's home series against Pakistan in December.
But the Zimbabwe debacle put an end to the tenure prematurely.
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