List Of All Bangladesh Captains In T20Is

Shakib Al Hasan for Bangladesh (Source:@ICC/X.com)

The cricket popularity in Bangladesh has always been appreciated all over the world, and despite indifferent results over the years, the craze of the game has not dwindled. In the last decade or so, they have done well in ODI cricket, but their performance in the shortest format, has been below-par and now the Bangla Tigers are trying to start a new era by making Litton Das their T20I captain.

Shakib Al Hasan And Mahmudullah - Captains With Most T20I Wins For Bangladesh

The wicketkeeper batter has been named as captain for the series against Pakistan and UAE, and is one of the 11 captains to lead Bangladesh in the shortest format. The first-ever Bangladesh captain in the shortest format was Shahriar Nafees who led the team in just one game. It was against Zimbabwe, and Bangladesh won that game. 

Mohammad Ashraful then took up the leadership in 2007 and led them in 11 matches till 2009. The team though won just two matches and lost nine under him. Mahmudullah has led Bangladesh in most number of games in T20Is. He was at the helm in 43 matches and has 16 wins in those.

Shakib Al Hasan, another superstar of Bangladesh, first took over the leadership in 2009, and last led his country in the shortest format in 2023. He also has 16 wins in his captaincy in 39 matches.

Bangladesh Captains In T20Is

Mashrafe Mortaza, a celebrated Bangladesh captain, led his country in 28 matches. Bangla Tigers won 10 matches under him, while Shanto also has 10 wins in 24 games. Mushfiqur Rahim, on the other hand, was captain in 23 matches in T20Is and Bangladesh won eight of those games. 

Litton Das who will now lead Bangladesh against UAE and Pakistan has captained his country in four matches till now. He has three wins so far, and all those came in the last series when Bangladesh whitewashed mighty West Indies.

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