Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan expects his team to do well in the upcoming Asia Cup. However, the all-rounder said he would be taking every match separately rather than putting any specific target for his team to achieve in the tournament.

Bangladesh cricketers were geared up to play a very important practice game yesterday as part of their Asia Cup preparations.

Having once captained Bangladesh in the biggest cricket event in 2011, the 36-year-old finds himself at the helm of the ODI side again just ahead of the World Cup after Tamim Iqbal stepped down from captaincy.

Star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan sought prayers from fans ahead of the Asia Cup after fulfilling one of his commercial commitments in Dubai on Sunday.

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and batter Liton Das failed to make an impact with the bat as Galle Titans succumbed to a 34-run loss against B-Love Kandy in the second Qualifier of the Lanka Premier League at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Saturday.

Facing steep challenges both home and away in the previous ODI Super League had seen Bangladesh put on a brave face and set themselves ambitious targets in the upcoming 2023 ODI World Cup. Newly-appointed ODI skipper Shakib Al Hasan also made a similar assertion just a few days back.

"We are a very good team and we are playing really very well in the white-ball format, so now it's time to show everyone how good we are," Shakib said.

Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan today said that his team’s main focus in the upcoming ICC World Cup would be to show the world how good they are in the 50-over format.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) chief selector Minhajul Abedin Nannu said that the decision to leave out experienced campaigner Mahmudullah Riyad from the Asia Cup was done after discussing the matter at length with the team management, skipper Shakib Al Hasan and head coach Chandika Hathurusingha.

Bangladesh’s premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan could not make much of an impact with either bat or ball on Friday as his Lanka Premier League side Galle Titans suffered a seven-wicket defeat against Dambulla Aura in Colombo.

Experienced Mahmudullah Riyad did not make the cut while Tanzid Hossain Tamim got his first national team call-up as the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced a 17-member squad for the upcoming Asia Cup later this month.

With Shakib Al Hasan named as the ODI captain yesterday, there was no obstruction left to announce the Bangladesh squad for the Asia Cup.

There was no surprise as Shakib Al Hasan was named the ODI captain for the upcoming Asia Cup and World Cup yesterday, the only surprise was how it was announced.

Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hassan Papon said he has seen a noticeable change in Shakib Al Hasan towards his dedication towards cricket.

Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hassan Papon said that he would discuss with Shakib Al Hasan which formats the cricketer wants to captain, following the declaration that Shakib will lead Bangladesh in the Asia Cup and World Cup – both in 50-over format.

Bangladesh team continued their training camp yesterday with the players going through the gears, doing endurance training along with some fielding exercises. There was even a specific drill for spinners that caught the media's interest.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) convened an emergency board meeting yesterday to discuss the ODI captaincy. Although the assumption was that the captain was going to be announced on the day, eventually the BCB decided to defer the decision.

Galle Titans all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan struggled to make an impact with bat and ball against B-Love Kandy in the Lanka Premier League on Tuesday.

Galle Titans all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan bowled economically as he gave away 30 runs from his four overs but Galle eventually lost a tight contest by five wickets against Colombo Strikers in the Lanka Premier League on Monday.

By the looks of it, Shakib Al Hasan is in pole position to take up the reins of the side for the ODI World Cup in India, with Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan on Saturday saying that appointing Shakib is the “easiest choice”.