The way teams fought in CWC Qualifier, this prolly will be the first WC without any minnow team. Even three wins this WC may be hard to come by.
Like others mentioned, can't expect much from Tamim's captaincy if he chokes as a batter again. If we want a fighting chance for the semi, Shakib has to be the captain. Generally it's a bad idea to change the captain so close to WC. But Shakib is already our captain in the other two formats, players naturally look up to him.
I will not be surprised if Papon/Hathuru use the current fitness fiasco to take away captaincy away from Tamim. If that happens, I hope Tamim will take the decision gracefully.
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