Najmul Hossain Shanto, the Bangladesh opener, has been appointed as the skipper for all three formats by the BCB. They announced on Monday after a meeting at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka. Shakib Al Hasan was the captain for the ODI World Cup 2023, as Tamim Iqbal had resigned from the role. The BCB has also named Gazi Ashraf Hossain as the chief selector and Hannan Sarkar as a selector. Shanto has played 95 internationals for Bangladesh and has amassed 3253 runs at an average of 29.84. He has hit seven centuries and 14 fifties, with a best of 163 runs. Shanto will be hoping to lead Bangladesh to success.
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