Mashrafe Bin Mortaza has announced in a press conference on Thursday that the third and final ODI against Zimbabwe on Friday will be his last as the captain of Bangladesh 50-over side. This decision comes on the back of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) chief Nazmul Hasan Papon declaring prior .
to the Zimbabwe series that they would take decision on appointing a new captain, keeping in mind the 2023 World Cup. So it can be said that Mashrafe’s decision is nothing surprising. But Mashrafe is not a just a cricketer now. He has another identity. He is now a Member of Parliament, and also has good relation with the country’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Naturally question arises, whether the PM was aware of Mashrafe’s decision.
