The match against South Africa in Chittagong is going to be captain Nazmul Hossain Shanto's last match. He has already informed the cricket board that he will no longer captain. Although BCB has said that they know nothing about this. Since becoming the captain, Shantar has not had a run with the bat. It is believed that he decided to leave the leadership under great pressure. Meanwhile, former captain Mohammad Ashraful thinks that because of YouTubers, Shanta is leaving the leadership. The former captain feels that Shanto should be kept in the lead in the other two formats except T20.
Many reasons are floating in the air behind Shanta's departure from the leadership. There is a lot of talk on social media, he is losing his leadership by commenting on his status on Facebook. However, no truth was found in this regard. The BCBO also did not acknowledge his resignation.
In an interview given to the TV channel 'News 24', Ashraful said, 'When you play all the three formats, the performance will not happen, now that social media has come, it becomes difficult for a cricketer. The field setup of the field said, the bowling changes were all good for me. As his batting performance was not going well in T20 and Tests, that's why, according to YouTubers, he may have thought of stepping down from the leadership of the three formats.'
Highlighting Shant's performance, Ashraful also said, 'Shant scored two excellent centuries with Afghanistan before becoming captain. Even after becoming the captain, he scored a century against New Zealand and won the match. Since then his runs in Tests are not coming. Doing well in ODI, T20 is not going well at all. However, T20 was not good before. Made two fifties in Australia in the 2022 World Cup. Besides, there is really nothing to say.'
According to Ashraful, it is important to keep Shanth as the captain of Tests and ODIs, 'I think, it is not a solution. What Shanta is doing, it will not bring good for the team. There will be ups and downs in human life. Since he is young, the cricket board should think that keeping him in two formats is good for the country. I always think it is good to have a captain in all formats, especially in our country. But since his style does not go with the T20 format, it is better to have him captain in the other two formats apart from that.'
