Liton Das became the ODI captain of Bangladesh (Photo-PTI)
In the desire of best performance in the World Cup 2027, Bangladesh Cricket has taken a big decision and snatched the ODI captaincy of Mehdi Hasan Miraj. The World Cup is to be held next year and a year ago Bangladesh Cricket Board has appointed Liton Das as its new captain. Bangladesh Cricket gave this information by posting on social media. A BCB meeting was held on this issue in Dhaka in which it was decided that the captaincy of Mehdi Hasan Miraj should be taken away from him.
Why was Mehdi Hasan removed from captaincy?
Mehndi Hasan The main reason for removing him from the captaincy is the poor performance of the team under his leadership. Under the captaincy of Mehdi Hasan Miraz, Bangladesh did not win even fifty percent of the matches. This player captained the Bangladesh team in 24 matches and the team lost 13 ODIs. Bangladesh won only 10 matches, one match was tied. Under the captaincy of Mehdi Hasan Miraz, Bangladesh defeated West Indies in 2025. Bangladesh had registered victory against Pakistan in March this year.
Why did Liton Das get the captaincy?
Liton Das is a senior player of Bangladesh and before this he has been the acting ODI captain. This player is also the T20 captain of Bangladesh. He has had this responsibility for five years. Liton Das has captained Bangladesh in 7 ODIs, out of which they won 3 and lost 3 matches. One match remained inconclusive. Liton Das’s winning percentage in T20 International is more than 53 percent. Considering his experience, Bangladesh Board has entrusted such a big responsibility to Litton.
Congratulations, Litton Kumar Das! 🇧🇩 The new captain of the Bangladesh ODI team. 🏏 pic.twitter.com/nWTUWYumiO
— Bangladesh Cricket (@BCBtigers) July 29, 2026
Liton Das’s ODI career
31 year old Liton Das has scored 2869 runs in 104 ODI matches for Bangladesh. He has also scored five centuries in ODIs. Apart from this, this player has played 122 T20 and 54 Test matches.
