Dhaka
The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Sunday made 30 -year -old Litton Das a new T20 captain. The BCB has entrusted him for next year’s T20 World Cup. Earlier, in all formats, national captain Najmul Hussain Shanto had decided to step down in view of the busy program. Since then, this post was vacant. Litton, who successfully led the team in the three -match T20 series in the West Indies, will now take over the T20 World Cup.
Along with this, BCB also announced a 16 -member team for the UAE and the upcoming T20 series in Pakistan. It will also be Litton’s first assignment as a full -time T20 captain. Bangladesh will play a two -match T20 series against UAE from 17 May. After this, the team will play a five -match T20 series against him in Pakistan hosting from 25 May.
BCB’s Cricket Operations President Najmul Abedin said that he has chosen Litton keeping in mind the long -term plan. He said, ‘Experience in choosing Litton has been an important factor. We do not have more experienced players in the current setup. Litton’s form was discussed, but we believe they have capacity. If he can organize his game, he will be a property for the team. ‘ All -rounder Mehndi Hasan will be the team vice -captains for the next two T20 series.
Najmul said that the board is also working on finding a long -term captain for Tests and ODI captaincy. He said, ‘We will soon announce ODI and Test captains. The Test match is after two-and-a-half months and we can announce the captain a week before that. Leadership is not only about the match, this is a full -time responsibility. ‘ Chief selector Ghazi Ashraf Hussain said that Litton needs to move forward as Bangladesh is going through a change. He said that many senior cricketers are no longer part of the national set-up.
He said, ‘We always talk to the captain and coach before finalizing the team. But this time the decision came late and we did not have much time. Nevertheless, the coaching panels and selectors worked together. Before the World Cup, we have to play bilateral series against Sri Lanka, Pakistan and India besides the Asia Cup. There will be a lot of opportunities to use. Litton will play an important role in this. Ghazi said that Litton should bat at number three in the T20 lineup. This is a place that demands both stability and aggression.
Bangladesh’s T20 team for UAE and Pakistan tour: Litan Das (Captain), Tanjid Hasan, Parvez Hussain, Soumya Sarkar, Najmul Hussain Shantio, Tauheed Hridaya, Shamim Hussain, Jaaker Ali, Rishad Hussain, Mehdi Hasan (Up-Kaptan), Tanveer Islam, Mastafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Nahid Rana and Shoriful Islam.
