Bangladesh progress as a reckon force in test cricket derailed considerably after 2-0 test series defeat in South Africa.
More than the defeat, Captain Mushfiqur Rahim remarks about the team management indicating everything is not good within the camp.
“I am not a good fielder. The coaches wanted me to field in the deep (As Liton Das was picked as a specialist wicketkeeper) because they feel I give away runs or drop catches in the field. I tried to abide by their instruction. You have to do what the team management tells you to do,” he said after the series loss.
Now, this is something serious! As a skipper, it is his duty to take the calls. Yes, coaches and support staff should provide their inputs, but as the leader of the team, Mushfiqur should have the final say in the dressing room as well as on the field. That’s how a captain earns respect from his colleagues.
Instead, his honest comments suggest that he has just become a puppet who dances to the tunes of the “coaches”, especially Chandika Hathurusingha.
And if this is the case, it’s unfortunate one for the Bangladesh Cricket!
