Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has appointed all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan as national team captain in ODI format.
Shakib has replaced Tamim Iqbal after he stepped down from the position following back pain.
The all-rounder's first assignment as captain would be the upcoming Asia Cup to be started in Multan on August 30.
"Shakib Al Hasan is the captain for the Asia Cup, New Zealand series and World Cup," BCB president Nazmul Hassan told reporters in Dhaka.
"He is the obvious choice. Who else can lead? But we had to talk to him before appointing him. Nobody should think anything else. Shakib is the captain. He was always the main choice."
Shakib is now the Bangladesh captain in all three formats and Hassan said the BCB would ask the 36-year-old, once he was back from the Lankan Premier League, if he was fine with the workload.
"We have to know his long-term plan. I spoke to him on the phone yesterday. But it is better if we talk to him in person since he is busy with a franchise league currently," Hassan said.
"We will also talk about which format he will keep leading, whether it is all three formats or one or two of them."
After the Asia Cup, Bangladesh will play a home ODI series against New Zealand in September before travelling to India for the ODI World Cup beginning on Oct. 5.
- Shakib Al Hasan