June 23rd, 2009 
harikumar 
Masharafe Mortaza
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has decided to relieve Mohammad Ashraful of his captaincy duties to allow him to focus on his batting. Shakib Al Hasan, the world’s No.1 allrounder in ODIs, has been named the vice-captain.
The board wants to sincerely thank Mohammad Ashraful for his contribution as skipper, Mohammed Jalal Yunus, the BCB’s Media & Communications Committee Chairman, said. The decision to replace him was taken with the intention of relieving the load on Ashraful so that he can play his natural game.
Ashraful took over the captaincy from Habibul Bashar in June 2007 at the age of 22, but his journey was far from smooth. In 38 ODIs under his leadership, Bangladesh managed to win only eight games, with a majority of those against the minnows. The significant victories were against Sri Lanka and New Zealand. The team also failed to win a Test under him, losing 12 out of 13. He also under-performed as a batsman in both forms, averaging 22.58 in Tests and 25.60 in ODIs.
Bangladesh fast bowler Mashrafe Mortaza as captain for the forthcoming tours of West Indies and Zimbabwe. Shakib Al Hasan, the world’s No.1 allrounder in ODIs, has been named the vice-captain.
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