New captain named as Bangladesh reveal squads for T20I series against UAE and Pakistan
The Tigers unveiled their new captain and vice-captain while announcing their 16-member squads for the upcoming tours of UAE and Pakistan.
Litton Das will take charge as Bangladesh’s T20I captain for the upcoming away tours of the UAE and Pakistan in May and June, with off-spinner Mahedi Hasan appointed as his deputy.
Litton replaces Najmul Hossain Shanto, who remains part of the squad but relinquished the T20I captaincy in January this year.
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The squad also sees the return of several familiar faces – Towhid Hridoy, Tanvir Islam, Mustafizur Rahman and Shoriful Islam – all of whom missed the T20I series against West Indies in December.
Bangladesh squad: Litton Das (captain), Tanzid Hasan, Parvez Hossain, Soumya Sarkar, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain, Jaker Ali, Rishad Hossain, Mahedi Hasan (vice captain), Tanvir Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Nahid Rana and Shoriful Islam.
Litton stepped in as stand-in captain during the series against West Indies, guiding the Bangladesh side to an impressive 3-0 clean sweep on foreign soil.
In total, Litton brings leadership experience across formats, having captained Bangladesh in one Test, seven ODIs and four T20Is so far.
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Bangladesh will first face UAE in two T20Is on May 17 and 19 to be played in Sharjah. They will then travel to Pakistan to play a five-match T20I series, starting May 25.