Najmul new captain of Bangladesh

Najmul Hossain Shanto

Najmul Hossain Shanto will take over as full-time captain till the end of 2024, starting with the limited-overs series against Sri Lanka next month.

Shanto will lead a strong Bangladesh squad in the six limited-overs matches at home against Sri Lanka next month. The squad has been announced for the three T20Is and first two ODIs of the series.

Shakib Al Hasan continues to recover from the retinal issue that was discovered last month and misses out on the squads. 

BANGLADESH T20I SQUAD: Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Litton Kumer Das, Anamul Haque Bijoy, Md Naim Sheikh, Tawhid Hridoy, Soumya Sarkar, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Mahmudullah, Taijul Islam, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Aliss Al Islam

BANGLADESH ODI SQUAD (first two matches): Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Anamul Haque Bijoy, Soumya Sarkar, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Litton Kumer Das, Mushfiqur Rahim, Tawhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Mehidy Hassan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mustafizur Rahman

Fixtures

•  1st T20I – 4 March – Sylhet
•  2nd T20I – 6 March – Sylhet
•  3rd T20I – 9 March – Sylhet
• 1st ODI – 13 March – Chattogram
• 2nd ODI – 15 March – Chattogram
• 3rd ODI – 18 March – Chattogram