Wicketkeeper batter Nurul Hasan Sohan was named as the captain of Bangladesh for the T20I format for the upcoming Zimbabwe tour, according to the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB).
He will lead the team in the upcoming Zimbabwe tour, replacing all-rounder Mahmudullah Riyad, a BCB official said Friday, reports UNB.
Regular captain Mahmudullah Riyad failed to guide the team to T20 victories and could not perform well with the bat in the West Indies.
Riyad and other senior players Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim have been rested for T20Is, the BCB official said.
However, the board earlier said it would send a full-strength squad to Zimbabwe.
T20I squad
Nurul Hasan Sohan (captain), Munim Shahriar, Anamul Haque Bijoy, Liton Das, Afif Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Mutafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, and Parvez Hossain Emon