Ashraful named as new captain

[James]

Ashraful named as new captain

 

[adharcric]

Good move. Bashar needs to go and Ashraful needs to grow up.

 

[Richard]

What if Ashraful doesn't grow-up?

 

[Perm]

I can't see this move working very well, especially with how immature Ashraful is with his batting. Bashar was one of the best Test batsman (if not the best) that Bangladesh have had, and it's a shame to see him go like this. I doubt he'll be selected as a specialist bat, especially in the ODI's.

 

[LA ICE-E]

What if Ashraful doesn't grow-up?

Mashrafe takes over.

I can't see this move working very well, especially with how immature Ashraful is with his batting. Bashar was one of the best Test batsman (if not the best) that Bangladesh have had, and it's a shame to see him go like this. I doubt he'll be selected as a specialist bat, especially in the ODI's.

Yeah but don't see many other options. It wouldn't have been a good idea to have separate captains.

 

[adharcric]

What if Ashraful doesn't grow-up?

Deal with it and move on to Mortaza, Nafees, Rahim, etc. This team can only go so far with Bashar leading the way - may as well take a shot considering the potential reward.

 

[Richard]

Why not go straight to Mortaza? Seems an infinately better candidate to me, even though he's a bowler.

 

[adharcric]

Ashraful was the VC though; Mortaza will be the stabilizing factor for him I guess.

 

[LA ICE-E]

why is it that most captains are batsmen? the only captaions I can recall being bolwer was shaun pollock and streak, any other in recent times?

 

[Perm]

why is it that most captains are batsmen? the only captaions I can recall being bolwer was shaun pollock and streak, any other in recent times?

Daniel Vettori has captained the Black Caps a couple of times.

 

[LA ICE-E]

was the like full time or as back up? but is there any particular reason for batsmen being cpatians over bowlers?

 

[Perm]

was the like full time or as back up? but is there any particular reason for batsmen being cpatians over bowlers?

Back up to Stephen Fleming. Generally it is because captains who are bowlers tend to underbowl or overbowl themselves, rather than a batsman who is captaining the side from a pretty good neutral position.

 

[jammay123]

. Bashar was one of the best Test batsman (if not the best) that Bangladesh have had, .

its not excactly like they have had much better to choose frome ave they??

 

[Perm]

its not excactly like they have had much better to choose frome ave they??

It doesn't matter, he has done a pretty damn good job for Bangladesh. Averaging 35 or something I think, which is no mean feat in a team that gets continually beaten.

 

[andyc]

It doesn't matter, he has done a pretty damn good job for Bangladesh. Averaging 35 or something I think, which is no mean feat in a team that gets continually beaten.

Yeah, he's got the highest average of all Bangladeshi batsmen to have played over 20 innings. Along with Mortaza and maybe Rafique you'd say he's one of the only players in the team who'd have a shot in other countries.

 

[LA ICE-E]

I don't think he should have given up this ODI captaincy, but he just did that in the heat of the big defea which wasn't even in ODI's. They should have just kept him as specialist captain in ODI for what it's worth because of the lack of experience in the team. One other thing they could have to done iin short terms was give it to Rafique for a little while to give Ashraful or Mortaza to get ready for it being vice captian.

 

[Perm]

I don't think he should have given up this ODI captaincy, but he just did that in the heat of the big defea which wasn't even in ODI's. They should have just kept him as specialist captain in ODI for what it's worth because of the lack of experience in the team. One other thing they could have to done iin short terms was give it to Rafique for a little while to give Ashraful or Mortaza to get ready for it being vice captian.

To keep the ODI captaincy is to keep a better batsman and player out of the side. Guys like Rajin Saleh were missing out with Bashar as the captain and Saleh is a much better ODI batsman than the former captain, yet he couldn't get a game recently because Bashar was taking up his spot.

Mohammad Rafique can't be too far away from retiring either, he is 37 I think and with a couple of good young left armers in Razzaq and Haque Jr coming through I don't think it'll be too long before we seen him hang up the boots.

 

[LA ICE-E]

well age shouldn't matter since the's still doing well, and that should be kind of a short term job for him until he retires and Ashraful or who ever would get a change to get more experience as a vice captain, which he jus recently got.

 

[Perm]

well age shouldn't matter since the's still doing well, and that should be kind of a short term job for him until he retires and Ashraful or who ever would get a change to get more experience as a vice captain, which he jus recently got.

Ashraful has had a stint as vice-captain before I think, but don't quote me on that one. I agree that age is irrelevant but just pointing out the fact that he probably won't be around for much longer, so to give the captaincy to him would be a poor decision as it does not allow for development and forward planning.

 

[_Ed_]

Daniel Vettori has captained the Black Caps a couple of times.

And must be about a 99% chance of taking over the ODI captaincy permanently.