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Najmul Hasan Shanto of Bangladesh has given up the captaincy of the Test. Shanto announced to leave the captaincy after defeating Sri Lankan 1-0 in the 2-match Test series. This 26-year-old laftty batter said on Saturday- ‘I will not captain the Test anymore.’
On June 12, 16 days ago, BCB took away the ODI captaincy from him. The board made Mehdi Hasan Miraj the new captain. The Bangladeshi team suffered an innings and 78 -run defeat in the second Test. The first Test draw between the two teams was. Shanto told the media after the match-
This is not my personal matter. I have taken this decision for the betterment of the team. I think my decision will be in the interest of the team. I am part of this dressing room for the last several years. I think it is not in the interest of the team to be different captains in three formats.
Currently Mehdi Hasan Miraj is the captain of the ODI, while Linton Das captains T20I. Shanto said-
I don’t know what the board feels about this, but I will respect their decision. I would like not to take any emotional of my decision, or do not think that I have done so disappointed. I want to make it clear once again that I have done this for the good of the team.
Shanto told that I have already told the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Cricket Operations Department about this.
Captured 14 Tests, defeated Pakistan in his house Shanto was appointed captain before the New Zealand series in November 2023. He was given the responsibility of captaincy after Shakib-al-Hasan was injured. After this, BCB made him permanent captain of all formats for the next 12 months.
Shanto captained Bangladesh in 14 Tests. Of these, the team lost nine, while the team won 4 Tests. Shanto, under his captaincy, won Bangladesh 2–0 against Pakistan in August-2024. The first Test played against Sri Lanka in Gaul has been the only draw test under his captaincy.
Claim in the report- Miraj was angry at becoming ODI captain Shanto gave up the captaincy of T20 in early 2025. He had said before leaving for Sri Lanka- It is important to be a captain for a long time in ODIs. This press conference took place on the same day when Shanto held a meeting with the directors of BCB.
In this meeting, it was decided to remove Shanto from the ODI captaincy and Mehdi Hasan Miraj was made the new captain. After this, some media reports claimed that Shantio was angry with this, he was reluctant to talk on the issue.
BCB has enough time to choose a new captain The Bangladesh Cricket Board has enough time to choose the new captain. Because, the Bangladeshi team does not have to play any Test match till October. The team will host Ireland in October.
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