Mominul to captain Bangladesh in Tests, Mahmudullah in T20s against India

Bangladesh Cricket Board has appointed Mominul Haque captain for the Test series during the upcoming India tour and Mahmudullah for the T20 matches after regular skipper Shakib Al Hasan was banned.

The BCB made the announcement on the changes to the squads shortly after the International Cricket Council revealed the decision to ban Shakib for two years, one of which is suspended, on Tuesday for not reporting "corrupt approaches".

Bangladesh included uncapped top-order batsmen Nayeem Hasan and Saif Hasan in the Test squad announced on Tuesday.

Imrul Kayes and Al Amin have been recalled.

The T20 squad for the three-match series against India had been announced earlier.

Mominul has never led the Tigers in any format while veteran Mahmudullah led Bangladesh in two Tests against Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe in the absence of the regular skipper.

Bangladesh have lost four of the five T20 International matches led by Mahmudullah. The victory under his captaincy was a memorable one which Bangladesh won against Sri Lanka last year by chasing 214 runs.   

BCB Cricket Operations chief Akram Khan said they considered Mominul’s performance in Test and recent tours of the Bangladesh ‘A’ team which he led in Sri Lanka and India.

“Besides these, we are thinking about the future,” he added.

Test Squad: Mominul Haque (Captain), Shadman Islam, Imrul Kayes, Saif Hasan, Litton Kumer Das, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah, Mohammad Mithun, Mosaddek Hossain Saikat, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Nayeem Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman, Al Amin Hossain, Abu Jayed Chowdhury Rahi, Ebadat Hossain.

T20 Squad: Mahmudullah (Captain), Litton Kumar Das, Soumya Sarkar, Mohammad Naim Sheikh, Mushfiqur Rahim, Md Mithun, Afif Hossain, Mosaddek Hossain Saikat, Aminul Islam Biplob, Arafat Sunny, Taijul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Shafiul Islam, Abu Hider Rony, Al Amin Hossain.