Wicketkeeper-batter Litton Das has been named Bangladesh’s new ODI captain, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has confirmed.
Das takes over from star all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz, who has been the mainstay skipper since June 2025. The 31-year-old is at the moment serving as Bangladesh’s T20I skipper, with the brand new ODI position making him captain of each white-ball sides.
Bangladesh’s final ODI project noticed them crushed 2-1 in Zimbabwe, which adopted a historic collection win over Australia at house, the primary time they’ve crushed the mighty Aussies. Underneath the captaincy of Miraz, Bangladesh have performed 24 ODIs, successful 10 and dropping 13. He additional oversaw collection victories over New Zealand, Pakistan and the West Indies at house. Bangladesh gained 4 successive collection below the all-rounder earlier than the loss to Zimbabwe finally led to his alternative within the management position.
BCB President Tamim Iqbal had earlier clarified that the board can be continuing with the appointment of a single white-ball captain and a single red-ball captain, as a substitute of getting a separate captain for every format.
“We had three captains throughout the three codecs. I consider, and the board additionally believes, that having two captains is the suitable means ahead. There’s nothing proper or flawed about both method, however we really feel two captains make extra sense, one for white-ball cricket and one for red-ball cricket. That is why we have determined to nominate Litton Das because the white-ball captain, whereas Najmul Hossain Shanto will proceed because the red-ball captain.
„Towhid Hridoy would be the white-ball vice-captain, whereas the red-ball vice-captain [Miraz] stays unchanged. In addition to, we felt having two captains throughout the three codecs makes extra sense than having three totally different captains. Sooner or later, we might even transfer in direction of having a single captain for all codecs,“ Tamim mentioned at a press convention as quoted by Cricbuzz.
Das has stood in because the captain of the facet in seven ODIs beforehand, registering three wins and three defeats, and now takes on the position on a full-time foundation.
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