Bangladesh captain Litton Das remains a doubt for the opening T20I against Australia as he continues to recover from a calf muscle injury, prompting the hosts to add experienced opener Soumya Sarkar to the squad.
Shoriful Islam produced a career-defining spell of fast bowling, but his heroics were not enough as Australia pulled off a dramatic one-wicket win over Bangladesh in the third ODI at Mirpur on Sunday.
Bangladesh T20I captain Litton Das will feature in the upcoming edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL), having been signed by Galle Gladiators for the new season.
Litton Das fell short of a rare milestone in the Sylhet Test against Pakistan, but the Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batter still etched his name into the record books with another remarkable achievement.
Litton Das produced a brilliant fighting century to rescue Bangladesh from collapse and guide the hosts to 278 in their first innings on the opening day of the second Test against Pakistan in Sylhet.
Litton Das endured a frustrating dismissal in the Dhaka Test against Pakistan, but the wicketkeeper-batter still achieved a major milestone by becoming the first Bangladeshi batter to score 2,000 runs in the ICC World Test Championship.
Litton Das has raised concerns over Bangladesh’s underperforming lower order, urging greater contributions from the tail after the team’s struggles in the recently concluded T20I series against New Zealand.
Bangladesh produced a confident all-round display to defeat New Zealand by six wickets in the first T20I in Chattogram, chasing down a challenging 183 with 12 balls to spare.
Bangladesh captain Litton Das has said the decision to rest senior pacers Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed and Nahid Rana for the first two T20Is against New Zealand is part of a long-term plan to develop backups.
Bangladesh captain Litton Das believes the team has moved on from the disappointment of missing out on the last T20 World Cup, as they prepare for the upcoming series against New Zealand in Chattogram.
Bangladesh captains Litton Das and Mehidy Hasan Miraz are set to play together in the Dhaka Premier League for the first time, having both signed for Legends of Rupganj for the upcoming season.
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is planning to build its leadership group around a long-term core ahead of the 2027 ODI World Cup, with Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Najmul Hossain Shanto, and Litton Das all set to remain part of the captaincy structure.