Bangladesh's all-format captain, Najmul Hossain Shanto, is expected to step down from his leadership role following the conclusion of the ongoing home Test series against South Africa. Appointed by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) as the captain across all formats in February 2024, Najmul was initially set to lead the team
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Shanto, Hasan gain in ICC Test rankings
Bangladesh cricketers Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Hasan Mahmud, Taskin Ahmed and Shakib al Hasan have all made improvement in the ICC Men's Test Batting Rankings. Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto's scores of 20 and 82 have helped him progress 14 places to 48th position and seam bowler Hasan Mahmud's five-for in the
Shanto confident of winning Test series in India
Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto is optimistic to win a Test series in India for the first time despite the hosts' invincible record at home. India have been unbeaten in a home Test series more than 4000 days but Shanto's confidence stemmed from the historical series victory against Pakistan of late. Bangladesh
Players now ooze with confidence to beat India, South Africa: Shanto
Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto said that the landmark series victory against Pakistan instilled belief among the players that they now can beat any team in any condition in the Test cricket, a format which was once considered as their weakest link. The series sweep against Pakistan, however, was a testament
Poor execution in middle overs cost us the game: Shanto
Shanto wants to give Shakib and Mahmudullah a fitting farewell
Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto vowed to give two veteran cricketers-Shakib Al Hasan and Mahmudullah Riyad a befitting farewell by doing well in the upcoming Twenty20 World Cup. With the duo reaching at the twilight of the careers, this T20 World Cup is considered as their last. "I am not sure if
Shanto century scripts Abahani’s big win in DPL
Skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto smashed a fluent century as Abahani Limited secured second straight victory in theShanto (DPL) Super League phase, crushing Gazi Group Cricketers by 171 runs at Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah on Thursday. Having won the game, Abahani kept its unbeaten runs in the DPL, taking
We aren’t as poor in batting as we displayed: Shanto
Bangladesh looking forward to play as a unit in ODI series: Shanto
Shanto century puts ruthless Tigers on top
Najmul Hossain Shanto hammered a fluent century as Bangladesh came up with a ruthless cricket to put them on top on the opening day of the one-off Test against Afghanistan at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium Wednesday. Shanto struck 146 off 175, hitting 23 fours and two sixes to help Bangladesh rack