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Najmul Hossain Shanto Steps Down as Bangladesh Test Captain

June 28, 2025
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Shanto’s last Test as captain came against Sri Lanka. (PC: BCCI)

Najmul Hossain Shanto has stepped down as Bangladesh’s Test captain, a decision that follows closely on the heels of the team’s 2-0 series defeat to Sri Lanka in Colombo and his omission from the ODI leadership role, which was recently handed to Mehidy Hasan Miraz.

Shanto confirmed during the post-match press conference that the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) had already been informed of his decision before he made it public.

“I have an announcement to make,” Shanto said at the press conference. “I am stepping down from the Bangladesh Test captaincy. I don’t want to continue as captain in this format, and I want to give a clear message to everyone: this is not a personal matter. It is entirely for the betterment of the team, and I believe this will help the team.”

He further expressed his disagreement with the concept of having three different captains across formats, stating that it may not be ideal for the team’s cohesion. Shanto had previously relinquished the T20I captaincy, which was later assigned to Litton Das.

Najmul raises his voice against Split-captaincy

“Over the last few years, I have had the opportunity to be in this dressing room, and I don’t feel it is logical to have three captains for three formats. This is completely my personal opinion. The cricket board might think otherwise, and I fully respect that. In my view, having three captains will be difficult for the team. So, for the betterment of the team, I am stepping down,” he explained.

“If the cricket board feels they will continue with three captains in three formats, that will be their decision. I just hope people don’t see this as a personal issue or think I did this because I felt bad about the ODI captaincy snub. I want to make it clear again: this is for the betterment of the team. There is nothing personal here,” he added.

During his tenure as Test captain, Shanto led Bangladesh in 14 matches, winning four. His most notable achievement as skipper was securing a historic Test series victory over Pakistan in August 2024.

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