Now is the time for Mashrafe to retire says, the bowling choch of Bangladesh Ottis Gibson.
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| Gibson left, Mashrafe right in a Press Conference, Cricketix |
Dhaka: Bangladesh bowling coach Ottis Gibson doesn't see a role for Mashrafe Mortaza within the 2023 ODI World Cup and said now's the time for the previous skipper to bid adieu to international cricket.
The 36-year-old Mortaza, who claimed only one wicket in eight matches in last year's World Cup in England, has in the recent past often faced questions on his retirement, but the experienced seamer still hasn't divulged his plans.But he retired from captaincy in last Zimbabwe seres in February this year.
Gibson said "Mortaza must find a replacement role to contribute to Bangladesh cricket and doesn't see him in head coach Russell Domingo's plans for the 2023 World Cup , scheduled to be held in India."
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| Mahrafe and Gibson discussion in the field while practice |
"I think if Russell is now trying to create a team for the longer term for futures, then i do not know what part Mashrafe will have to play therein . Perhaps now is his time, with all that's happening within the world, to maneuver on," Gibson told.
"He can find other ways to pass away his vast knowledge and skill to the young guys. i do not think he has got to get on the field to be ready to pass on what he has learned over his career. He needs to find other ways to pass away that message."
Gibson told that, "Domingo will have to give the young players of bangladesh cricket more opportunity in order to build a team for the next World Cup."
"With the next World Cup in 2023, any international coach will now start to create a team. i'm quite sure that is what Russell are going to be thinking," said the 51-year-old, who had assumed responsibility because the team's bowling coach in January.
"So he would want to check players like young Hasan Mahmud, (Mohammad) Saifuddin, Shafiul (Islam) and Ebadot (Hossain). we've not seen Ebadot in white-ball cricket yet. There's Taskin (Ahmed) and Khaled (Ahmed) gets fit again. we've Hasan and (Mehedi Hasan) Rana. So there is a lot of young cricketers in the country."
Gibson, however, said that fast bowlers need more opportunities within the domestic set up if Bangladesh were to taste success away from home.
"The bowlers genuinely have plenty of skill but they lack in experience. They only get one spell in domestic cricket. even if they pick two fast bowlers, the captain generally tends to go to the spinners if there is a crisis. The fast bowlers never really get to bowl in pressure situations," he said.
The way to build the skill of young players is give them more opportunity. The more opportunity they can get the more they can build up ther skills and conference which will take a great role in our country cricket.
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