By CricketCountry Staff
Bangladesh Cricket Board director Enayet Hossain Siraj has questioned the axing of Shakib Al Hasan as captain, as the authorities meet to appoint a new skipper ahead of the West Indies tour.
Published: Sep 18, 2011, 05:52 PM (IST)
Edited: Sep 18, 2011, 05:52 PM (IST)
Shakib Al Hasan was sacked following Bangladesh’s dismal performance against Zimbabwe recently © AFP
By CricketCountry Staff
Dhaka: Sep 18, 2011
Bangladesh Cricket Board director Enayet Hossain Siraj has questioned the axing of Shakib Al Hasan as captain, as the authorities meet to appoint a new skipper ahead of the West Indies tour.
Shakib was sacked following Bangladesh’s dismal performance against Zimbabwe recently.
Siraj was highly critical of the process used to get rid of Shakib.
“Even a person condemned to death gets the opportunity to defend himself. My question is, was Shakib given this opportunity? I don’t think so,” Siraj argued.
“There is a code of conduct for the contracted players and you have to first see whether they breach it or not before taking any disciplinary action. And without any hearing you can’t reach a final decision.”
West Indies will play one Twenty20, three One-Day Internationals and two Tests in a tour running from Oct 7 to Nov 2.
