Tamim Iqbal Is The Right Candidate To Lead Bangladesh: Mushfiqur Rahim

After Mashrafe Mortaza stepped down as ODI captain, the Bangladesh Cricket Board appointed Tamim Iqbal as the captain of Bangladesh’s ODI side by ignoring the likes of Mahmudullah Riyad and the other experienced players. Speaking of the same, Mushfiqur Rahim believes it is the right move from the Bangladesh board.

BCB president Nazmul Hassan didn’t specify the length of Tamim’s tenure, but said he was looked at as Bangladesh’s “long-term” captain. It certainly means that Bangladesh will head into the upcoming 50-over world cup under Tamim Iqbal even after the return of Shakib Al Hasan.

Tamim Iqbal Is Playing Really Well – Mushfiqur Rahim

Mushfiqur Rahim has said he has no special advise for Tamim as they all have played under him before. Further, Rahim stated that Tamim is playing pretty well and should take Bangladesh cricket forward with his captaincy.

“I think he is the right person to lead Bangladesh in one day cricket as I have no special advice for  Tamim Iqbal. We have played under him before and captaincy is a very tough thing. We are playing together for the last 15-20 years together “Mushfiqur said in the reunion event at BKSP.

“Tamim is playing really well for the last couple of years and he should take our team forward with his leadership. Captaincy is a challenging thing but he is the right man to take the challenge’’ remarked Mushfiqur.

Recently, Tamim became the first Bangladesh batsman to reach 7,000 ODI runs during the first ODI against Zimbabwe, and is regarded as one of the architects of Bangladesh’s rise in ODI cricket in the last five years.

Tamim has so far led Bangladesh in just three ODIs out of the 207 he has played, when he replaced injured Mortaza last July against Sri Lanka in an away series.