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Time has eased the tensions, and the Bangladesh Cricket Board has persuaded Najmul Hossain Shanto to continue leading the Test team.
The batsman, who had resigned from captaincy four months ago, has agreed to remain at the helm, sparing the board from selecting a new leader.
On Saturday, BCB announced that Shanto, 27, will captain Bangladesh in the 2025–27 cycle of the ICC Test Championship.
Shanto first assumed acting Test captaincy in December 2023 during then-captain Shakib Al Hasan’s absence. He marked the debut with a century against New Zealand, guiding the team to a memorable victory.
In February 2024, he was appointed regular captain across all three formats, but poor form led to him losing the T20I captaincy and eventually his place in the squad. Controversially, he was stripped of ODI captaincy during the Sri Lanka tour last June.
Following that series, on Jun 28, Shanto formally announced his resignation from the Test captaincy. While he did not publicly state reasons, it was widely understood to be in protest against the process that removed him as ODI captain.