Bangladesh appointed all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan as Test captain for a third time on Thursday after Mominul Haque quit following a poor run of form.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Bangladesh Cricket Board also named batsman Liton Das the new vice-captain ahead of a two-Test series in the West Indies later this month.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"They will be in the positions until a further decision is made," BCB president Nazmul Hassan told a press conference.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Mominul stepped down as Test captain on Tuesday. The 30-year-old left-hander has scored 162 runs in six Test matches in 2022, averaging 16.20.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the recent series against Sri Lanka, which Bangladesh lost 1-0, he made 11 runs in three innings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
This will be the 35-year-old Shakib's third term as Test captain.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Appointed in 2009 he was dismissed from the post in 2011 after a series loss in Zimbabwe, and given the job for a second time in 2017.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He held the position until he was banned by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2019 for his failure to report corrupt approaches.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
During his previous stints as skipper, Shakib led Bangladesh in 14 matches, with three victories and 11 defeats.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The team will leave for the West Indies on June 5.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Bangladesh will also play three Twenty20 internationals and three one-day internationals during the tour.<\/p>\r\n\r\n