Mashrafe should retire now: Ottis Gibson
Bangladesh bowling coach Ottis Gibson said that the former captain Masrhafe should retire now from international cricket and try to determine a new role to help the cricket of the united states.
Mashrafe recently said goodbye as the captain of Bangladesh. Within the last series against Zimbabwe, Mashrafe appeared going back time as the Tigers’ captain. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) appointed Tamim Iqbal as the new captain of ODI side.
The 36-year-old pacer failed to prove his old form in the World Cup in England in 2019. He only managed an individual wicket in eight games. According to popular belief, Bangladesh are expensive on the globe Cup because of the failure of Masrhafe as a bowler.
Despite being criticized due to his lean show in the international cricket, the right-arm pacer didn’t reveal his plan to call his time. Newly-appointed Bangladesh bowling coach Ottis Gibson believes, Mashrafe might it difficult to get a place in the top coach’s plan for Bangladesh team.
“I think Mashrafe should pass his vast knowledge to the young guys. Nonetheless it doesn’t require to maintain the field to take action. Masrhafe can pass his experience in other ways as well. He should find out that way,” Ottis told the media recently.
“Russell (Domingo) is currently planning to build a team for future years. I don’t think he's considering a place for Mashrafe in his future plan. It really is probably the time for Mashrafe to retire from international cricket,” he added.
Gibson also said like any other coaches all over the world, Russell is also likely to build a good team who may offer a good play in the next World Cup in 2023.
“We've many young guys in the offing. We should provide them with some chances to be considered for the future. We have Shafiul (Islam) Taskin (Ahmed), Saifuddin, Ebadot (Hossain), Khaled (Ahmed) and Hasan (Mahmud) in our team who are yet to achieve the chance in a regular basis,” Ottis further told the media.
According to Ottis, Bangladesh have to give more chances to the young pacer to get expected success while playing abroad. He said: “The young Bangladeshi pacers have skills nevertheless they lack experience. They hardly get the opportunity to bowl for years in the home, however the scene is different while playing abroad. We must provide them with more chances in order that they are able to prepare well for the future."
