London: Newly appointed Bangladesh skipper Tamim Iqbal on Sunday insisted that it is going to be difficult to fill the shoes of former captain Mashrafe Mortaza.
On March 8, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) had named Iqbal as the ODI skipper.
"I am lucky that I have a close relationship with him. I saw him from close quarters, and we have played a lot together," Iqbal was quoted as saying to a sports website.
"I know how he thinks and I can take as much as I can. But, those are very difficult shoes to fill straightaway. I hope that I will take the positives from him. If I face trouble, he will be the first person that I will call to take advice," he added.
Mortaza concluded his ODI captaincy tenure with 50 wins.
"The way we are thinking out on the field, how professional we are - I think my first thing will be to improve in that area. It's not necessary to get the results immediately. But you will definitely see the changes. If we start working harder, if we can minimise the mistakes we are making, then you will get the result. Not immediately but at some point.
"So if I have to take this team forward, then first I will have to improve everything off the field. It is not like we are indisciplined as a team, I think we are one of the most disciplined teams in the world. We can be better. If I can start those things earlier and if it starts reflecting on the field then it will be good," he added.
The Tigers recently defeated Zimbabwe in a two-match T20 series. Bangladesh also whitewashed Zimbabwe in ODI series and defeated the side in the only Test.
