List of Bangladesh national cricket captains

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Bangladesh became a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) on 26 June 2000, [1] and played its first Test match against India later that year. [2] Before then, it had been an associate member of the ICC since 1977, [3] competing in six ICC Trophies, the leading One Day International (ODI) competition for non-Test playing nations. The country has enjoyed some success in ODI's and Twenty20 Internationals (T20I) since its promotion, but has struggled to perform in the Test match arena. Recent years have seen the nation improve tremendously however, and it is beginning to establish itself as a powerful force in the cricketing world. [4]

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Men's cricket

Test captains

Najmul Hossain Shanto.jpg
Najmul Hossain Shanto is the current captain of Bangladesh in Test and ODI formats.
Mushfiqur Rahim batting against England at Lords in 2010, cropped.jpg
Wicketkeeper batsman Mushfiqur Rahim is Bangladesh's most successful Test captain, having won 7 test matches under his captaincy
Mashrafe Mortaza 02.jpg
Mashrafe Mortaza is the most successful Bangladeshi ODI captain. He is the only Bangladeshi ODI captain to win 50 ODIs)
Shakib Al Hasan (4) (cropped).jpg
Shakib Al Hasan is the most successful captain for Bangladesh in T20I, captaining since 2009.

This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Bangladesh national cricket team for at least one Test match.

Bangladeshi Test captains [5]
No.NameYearOppositionLocationPlayedWonLostDrawn
1 Naimur Rahman [6] [7] 2000–01 Flag of India.svg  India Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh1010
2000–01 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe2020
2001–02 Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan1010
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka1010
2001–02 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh2011
Total7061
2 Khaled Mashud 2001–02 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand2020
2001–02 Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh2020
2002 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka2020
2002–03 Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa2020
2002–03 WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh2020
2004–05 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh2020
Total120120
3 Khaled Mahmud 2003 Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh2020
2003 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia2020
2003 Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan3030
2003–04 Flag of England.svg  England Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh2020
Total9090
4 Habibul Bashar 2003–04 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe2011
2004 WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg West Indies2011
2004–05 Flag of India.svg  India Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh2020
2004–05 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh2101
2005 Flag of England.svg  England Flag of England.svg England2020
2005–06 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka2020
2005–06 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh2020
2005–06 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh2020
2007 Flag of India.svg  India Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh2011
Total181134
5 Mohammad Ashraful 2007 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka3030
2007–08 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand2020
2007–08 Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh2020
2008–09 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh2011
2008–09 Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa2020
2008–09 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh2020
Total130121
6 Mashrafe Mortaza 2009 WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg West Indies1100
Total1100
7 Shakib Al Hasan 2009 WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg West Indies1100
2009–10 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand1010
2009–10 Flag of India.svg  India Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh2020
2009–10 Flag of England.svg  England Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh2020
2010 Flag of England.svg  England Flag of England.svg England2020
2011 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe1010
2018 WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg West indies2020
2018–19 WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh2200
2019–20 Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh1010
2022 WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg West Indies2020
2022–23 Flag of India.svg  India Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh2020
2022-23 Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh1100
Total194150
8 Mushfiqur Rahim 2011–12 WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh2011
2011–12 Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh2020
2012–13 WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh2020
2012–13 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka2011
2013 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe2110
2013–14 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh2002
2013–14 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh2011
2014 WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg West Indies2020
2014–15 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh3300
2014–15 Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh2011
2015 Flag of India.svg  India Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh1001
2015 Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh2002
2016–17 Flag of England.svg  England Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh2110
2016–17 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand1010
2016–17 Flag of India.svg  India Flag of India.svg India1010
2016–17 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka2110
2017 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh2110
2017–18 Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa2020
Total347189
9 Tamim Iqbal 2016–17 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand1010
Total1010
10 Mahmudullah 2018 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh2011
2018 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh2110
2019 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand2020
Total6141
11 Mominul Haque 2019–20 Flag of India.svg  India Flag of India.svg India2020
2020 Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan1010
2020 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh1100
2021 WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh2020
2021 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka2011
2021 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe1100
2021 Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh2020
2022 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand2110
2022 Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa2020
2022 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh2011
Total173122
12 Litton Das 2023 Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh1100
Total1100
13 Najmul Hossain Shanto 2023–24 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh2110
2023/24 pakistan pakistan2200
2023/24 india india2020
2024 South Africa South Africa2020
Total8350

One-Day International captains

This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Bangladesh national team for at least one One Day International.

Bangladeshi ODI captains [9]
No.NameYearPlayedWonTiedLostNR
1 Gazi Ashraf 1986–199070070
2 Minhajul Abedin 199020020
3 Akram Khan 1995–19981510140
4 Aminul Islam 1998–20001620140
5 Naimur Rahman 2000–200140040
6 Khaled Mashud 2001–20063040242
7 Khaled Mahmud 20031500150
8 Habibul Bashar 2004–200769290400
9 Rajin Saleh 200420020
10 Mohammad Ashraful 2007–20093880300
11 Shakib Al Hasan 2009–present50230261
12 Mashrafe Mortaza 2010/2014-202088500362
13 Mushfiqur Rahim 2011–201437110242
14 Tamim Iqbal 2019-202337210132
15 Litton Das 2022-202353020
16 Najmul Hossain Shanto 2023–Present42010 [10]
Total [11] 40714702527

Twenty20 International captains

This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Bangladesh national team in at least one Twenty20 International.

Bangladeshi T20I captains [12]
No.NameYearPlayedWonLostTiedNR
1 Shahriar Nafees 200611000
2 Mohammad Ashraful 2007–2009112900
3 Shakib Al Hasan 2009–202339162300
4 Mushfiqur Rahim 2011–20142381401
5 Mashrafe Mortaza 2014-201728101701
6 Mahmudullah 2018–202243162601
7 Litton Das 2021-present43100
8 Nurul Hasan Sohan 2022-202253200
9 Mosaddek Hossain 202210100
10 Najmul Hossain Shanto 2023-202424101301
Total [13] 1827110704

Women's cricket

2020 ICC W T20 WC I v B 02-24 Nigar Sultana (01).jpg
Nigar Sultana is the current captain of Bangladesh in all formats.
Salma Khatun (cropped).jpg
Salma Khatun is the most successful captain for Bangladesh in all formats.

Women's ODI captains

This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Bangladesh women's cricket team for at least one Women's One Day International.

Bangladesh Women ODI captains [14]
SL. No.NameYearPlayedWonLostTiedNRWin %
1 Salma Khatun 2011-2015184130123.52
2 Jahanara Alam 201621001100.00
3 Rumana Ahmed 2017–2021163130018.75
4 Fahima Khatun 202122000100
5 Nigar Sultana 2021–present9360033.33
Total [15] 4914330229.78

Women's T20I captains

This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Bangladesh women's cricket team for at least one Women's Twenty20 International.

Bangladesh Women T20 captains [16]
Sl. No.NameYearPlayedWonLostTiedNRWin %
1 Salma Khatun 2012–20206527380041.53
2 Jahanara Alam 2014-2016707000.00
3 Rumana Ahmed 2016303000.00
4 Nigar Sultana 2022–present4310075.00
Total [17] 7930490037.97

Youth cricket

Under-19s Test captains

This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Bangladeshi Under-19 cricket team for at least one Under-19 Test match.

Bangladeshi Under-19 Test captains [18]
NoNameYearPlayedWonLostD/TWin %
1 Enamul Haque Jr 200420200.00
2 Shahriar Nafees 200410010.00
3 Mahmudul Hasan 2007–0971240.00
4 Suhrawadi Shuvo 200420020.00
5 Mosaddek Hossain 201320020.00
6 Mehedi Hasan Miraz 201520020.00
7 Towhid Hridoy 2018211050.00
8 Akbar Ali 20192200100.00
9 Amite Hasan 201920020.00
10 Aich Mollah 202110100.00
11 Ahrar Amin 202210010.00
12 Sharear Sakib 202310100.00
Total [19] 255713

Under-19s ODI captains

This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Bangladesh Under-19 cricket team for at least one Under-19 One Day International. The table of results is complete to the Super Six stage match against Pakistan in 2024 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. Bangladesh's greatest success in the Under-19 World Cup has been winning the title in 2020 beating India in the final. Bangladesh also won the plate, the competition for teams failing to progress past the first qualifying round of the Under-19 World Cup. They achieved this in both 1997/8 and 2003/4, and during the latter tournament, beating Australia in doing so.

Bangladeshi Under-19 ODI captains [20]
NumberNameYearPlayedWonTiedLostNR
1 Shabbir Khan 1997/876010
2 Hannan Sarkar 1999/200075020
3 Nafees Iqbal 2001–02/2003–04103160
4 Ashiqur Rahman 2003/0486020
5 Shahriar Nafees 200410010
6 Mushfiqur Rahim 2005–061814040
7 Mahmudul Hasan 200735220112
8 Suhrawadi Shuvo 2007–082212091
10 Anamul Haque 201274030
11 Al-Amin 201210010
12 Mosaddek Hossain 201252030
14 Asif Ahmed 201364020
15 Mehedi Hasan Miraz 2013/1648300171
16 Mehedi Hasan Rana 201311000
17 Nazmul Hossain Shanto 201576010
18 Saif Hassan 2016–2018155091
19 Towhid Hridoy 201882042
20 Akbar Ali 2019–20202821142
21 S M Meherob Hasan 2021103070
22 Rakibul Hasan 2021–present82051
Grand total [21] 282164210610

See also

References

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