WTC27: Young Skippers Who Led Bangladesh Test Squad.

After a back to back disappointing series Bangladesh Senior Men’s team is moving forward with the positive mindset as the much awaited two match test series against Sri Lanka which kicks off on 17 June 2025 in Sri Lanka. Ahead of this series BCB has announced their complete 16 members of squad under the leadership of Najmul Hossain Shanto.

Bangladesh Test Squad vs Sri Lanka 2025

Najmul Hossain Shanto (Captain), Shadman Islam, Anamul Haque Bijoy, Mominul Haque Showrab, Mushfiqur Rahim, Litton Kumer Das, Mahidul Islam Bhuiyan, Jaker Ali Anik, Mehidy Hasan Miraz (Vice-Captain), Taijul Islam, Nayeem Hasan, Hasan Murad, Ebadot Hossain Chowdhury, Hasan Mahmud, Nahid Rana, Syed Khaled Ahmed.

Najmul is not the only youngest captain to lead the team in the international test tournament. While brushing off the history of Bangladesh Cricket there are few skippers who took the responsibility to take their forward at various stages of the test format.

Player	Age at Captaincy	Year	No.of tests matches	Wins	Losses	Draws
Shakib Al Hasan	22 years 115 days	2009	19	4	15	–
Mohammad Ashraful	22 Years 353 days	2007	13	–	12	1
Mushfiqur Rahim	23 Years	2011	34	7	18	9
Mominul Haque	28 Years	2019	17	3	12	2
Najmul Hossain Shanto	25 Years	2023	10	3	7	0
Litton Das	28 Years	2023	1	1	–	–
Mehidy Hasan Miraz	26 Years	2024	2	1	1	–

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