Habibul Bashar reacts to his sacking

A bitter Habibul Bashar reacts to his sacking as Bangladesh captain in an interview to The Daily Star

"No doubt it takes some time to normalise with the change in situation, especially when I had the expectation of continuing as the Test skipper. But what shocked me most was the way I was treated by the authorities. I expected a call from a board official about the decision. Do you think the expectation was too high for me?"

Bashar though did have words of praise for newly-appointed skipper Mohammad Ashraful.

“Ash (Ashraful) is a very good thinker. He is not only a natural talent but also thinks about the game. He follows the game minutely, which is not so common in his generation. Definitely I will give my best support to him but I hope everybody will have patience on him. He should be given enough time to establish himself as a skipper."