Bangladesh cricket team’s test captain and former limited overs captain Nazmul Hossain Shanto has given a tough class to the director of BCB i.e. Bangladesh Cricket Board. BCB director had called former cricketer Tamim Iqbal an agent of India, to which Shanto gave a sharp reaction. Apart from this, BCB is adamant on not sending Bangladesh team to India for the 2026 T20 World Cup. Shanto has given a big statement on this matter also.

Bangladesh’s Test captain Nazmul Hossain Shanto has said that the uncertainty surrounding the team’s participation in the T20 World Cup to be held in India next month is affecting the mental health of the players. However, still the team is handling the situation as if ,Everything is alright,

Shanto also targeted Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) director M. Nazmul Islam. He strongly criticized calling former captain Tamim Iqbal an “agent of India”. Tamim had advocated a restrained and practical approach to resolve the current impasse.

Bangladesh’s participation in next month’s T20 World Cup in India has been embroiled in controversy, with the BCB asking the ICC to shift the team’s matches out of India citing security reasons.

Shanto told reporters on Friday, ,If you look at our World Cup results, we have never played good cricket consistently. Last year we had performed better, but there were better opportunities, which we could not take advantage of. You will see that something or the other happens before every World Cup. From the experience of playing three World Cups, I can say that it has an impact. Now we act as if nothing affects us and we are completely professional cricketers. You guys also understand that this is not easy. Of course, it would be better if all this did not happen. This situation is largely out of our control.,

The T20 World Cup is to start from February 7 and Bangladesh has to play four matches in India (three in Kolkata and one in Mumbai). Bangladesh has demanded to shift these matches to Sri Lanka. BCB has taken this step after releasing fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman from IPL on the instructions of BCCI.

Najmul Hossain Shanto Left Bangladesh Captaincy: Najmul Hussain Shatikas has left the captaincy of the Bangladesh Test team. He has taken this decision after a 1-0 defeat in the Test series against Sri Lanka. Bangladesh-Sri Lanka was the first Test draw of the series, while in the second Test, Bangladesh had to face defeat by a huge margin of innings and 78 runs. In the post match presentation after the conclusion of the second match, Najmul Shanto said that he is leaving the captaincy for the betterment of the team.

In the second match, Najmul Shanto was able to score just 27 runs in both innings. Announcing the release of the captaincy, he said, “I have decided to leave the captaincy for the betterment of the team, I think it will be good for the team. I have been making a part of the team for the last few years and in my eyes three different captains in three formats are not right.”

I don’t know who will think what …

Najmul Shanto advised his point and said, “I don’t know what the board will think about it and I will respect the board’s decision, but this is my personal decision. I think it is not a good thing for the team to be three different captains. I do not want anyone to think that I have taken this decision on emotional grounds. I want to make this decision only for the team’s betterment.”

Najmul Shanto captained the Bangladesh Test team for the first time in the series against New Zealand in November 2023. He led Bangladesh’s Test team in a total of 14 Tests, out of which his team won 4 teams, but the team had to face defeat in 9 matches. As captain, Shanto scored runs in Tests at an average of 36.24.

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Sl vs ban test series: In the first Test between Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh running in Gaul, Bangladesh has made a great start of the World Test Championship 2025-27. By the end of the first day’s play, the team has scored 292 runs for 3 wickets. The Sri Lankan team came out to bowl first after winning the toss and got three important success in the beginning when bowler Thaharindu Ratnayake put Bangladesh in a 3 -wicket crisis for 45 runs.

After this, Najmul Hussain Shunto of Bangladesh scored 136 runs and Mushfiqur Rahim scored an unbeaten 247 runs for the fourth wicket and brought his team to a strong position. Together, the two have completely neutralized the Sri Lankan spin attack.

Fast balls in celebrations of century, shunx narrowly survived

A video is going viral on social media, in which shunto jumps in the air with enthusiasm to celebrate a century, and then a ball comes fast towards them. He somehow protects himself from that fast ball and then laughs and fulfills his celebrations. This moment was not only fun, but also shows their confidence and spirit on the field.

Who spoilt his celebration? Whenever Bangladesh Plays Sri Lanka, Something Like This Haappens .. #SLVBAN pic.twitter.com/cqqqjt7dftl

– Nibraz Ramzan (@nibraz88crick) June 17, 2025

Sri Lanka’s bowling faded, Bangladesh in strong position

This test is very special for Sri Lanka because this is the last test of Angelo Mathews. After this Test, these veteran all -rounders of Sri Lanka will say goodbye to international cricket. The Sri Lankan bowlers have so far failed to give their experienced all -rounder the gift of victory in their last Test. Spin pair Prabhat Jayasuriya and Tharaindu Ratnayake succeeded in taking only two wickets by bowling 61 overs. Despite the five bowlers, the Sri Lankan team could not break the walls of Shanto and Mushfiqur.

Now Bangladesh’s eyes are on a big score and they have started this new season of WTC in a bang.

Mushfiquur Rahim and Shanto Hundred: Two Test matches are to be played between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. The first match has started today on Tuesday, June 17. With the start of this match, the new season of the World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 has started. The first Test match between Bangladesh-Sri Lanka is being played in Colombo. On the very first day, Mushfiqur Rahim and Najmul Hussain Shantio took over the deteriorating innings of Bangladesh and both Bangladeshi players scored centuries.

Bangladesh’s poor start

Bangladesh won the toss in this mat and decided to bat first. The Bangladeshi team seemed to be proven to be wrong when, while three wickets of the team fell. Bangladesh’s opening batsman Shadman Islam returned to the pavilion without scoring 14 runs in 53 balls and Anamul Haq without opening an account. At the same time, Mominul Haq, who came to bat at number three, was dismissed for 29 runs in 33 balls.

Mushfiqur and Shanto hit a century

When Mushfiqur Rahim and Najmul Hussain Shanto came to bat, it did not seem that this is the same pitch, on which the rest of the players were batting. On the very first day of the match, both Mushfiqur and Shanto scored a century. After the end of the first day’s play, Shantio is batting for 136 runs in 260 balls and Mushfiqur is batting for 105 runs in 186 balls. Thanks to a 247 -run partnership between these two players, Bangladesh’s score has reached 292 runs at the loss of three wickets on the first day.

Sri Lanka got 3 success

On the first day, the Sri Lanka team got a better start by Tharindu Rathnayake and Asitha Fernando, but the rest of the bowlers did not take a single wicket. Thrindu Rathnayake took 2 wickets on the first day of Mache, while Asitha Fernando got a success.

Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mushfiqur Rahim Smashed Stylish Centuries as Bangladesh ended the opening day on a high #SLVBAN : https://t.co/fvvoyq8L3Q pic.twitter.com/x91bjgmbjr

– ICC (@ICC) June 17, 2025

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