Shakib did not give much hope about the Asia Cup being held in T20 format this time. However, Shakib Al Hasan, captain of the Bangladesh T20 team, expressed hope to see the title in the hands of the new team. Shakib reminded us that any team can win in a twenty-over format game. Bangladesh will start its Asia Cup journey with a match against Afghanistan on August 30. He said that the first goal is to win that match.

The captain of the Bangladesh team said, ‘We are trying our best to prepare for the Asia Cup. You never know what happens in the T20 format, it’s always an exciting match. So we cannot say for sure who will win and who will lose. Finding a quick rhythm is very important in these tournaments. So the first match is very important. We are looking forward to winning the first match, if that happens then everything will be positive. ‘