Tigers need to start anew in T20Is: Shakib

Bangladesh's new T20I skipper Shakib Al Hasan thinks Tigers need to start afresh in order to do well in the shorter format of international cricket as the team prepares for the Asia Cup starting on August 27 in the UAE.

The ace all-rounder told reporters on Saturday, “I don’t think we have a way other than starting afresh to do well in T20Is.

“We played our first T20I in 2006. Since then, we couldn't do well in this format. We appeared only in one final of the Asia Cup,” he added.

Shakib also said the Bangladesh team needs to start like a baby— one step at a time.

“We may not be able to do well at first,” Shakib added. “We have to start like a baby step. We can do well this way.”

In the upcoming tournament's initial phase, Bangladesh will take on Afghanistan and Sri Lanka.

Bangladesh has appointed Sridharan Sriram, a former Indian cricketer, as the T20 technical consultant for the Bangladesh team. He will work with the Bangladesh team till T20 World Cup.

Shakib said he is not expecting Sridhar would bring a big change to the Bangladesh T20 team within a few days.