Najmul Hossain Shanto
Dipu replaces Shanto for West Indies Tests
Middle-order batter Shahadat Hossain Dipu was named as replacement for skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto in Bangladesh’s 15-member squad for the two-match Test series against the West Indies, a Bangladesh Cricket Board press release confirmed today.
Tigers leave for West Indies without injured Shanto
The first Test will be played in Antigua from November 22 and the second match will take place in Jamaica from November 30.
Shanto to miss third Afghan ODI and WI Test series: BCB
Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto is set to miss the series-deciding third ODI against Afghanistan today and also the forthcoming two-Test series against the West Indies owing to a groin strain, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) informed through a media release today.
Shanto ruled out of third Afghanistan ODI
Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto will not take part in the third and final ODI against Afghanistan today in Sharjah owing to a groin injury, confirmed a Bangladesh Cricket Board official.
Shanto 'not happy' with his 76-run knock
"To be very honest I'm not happy. Probably I have to bat a bit longer because the wicket was difficult against spin," Shanto, who scored a 119-ball 76, said at the post-match presentation
A half-cooked vintage ODI show
The ongoing three-match series between Bangladesh and Afghanistan has so far felt like looking inside a time capsule and finding a 50-over series at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium from the 90s in all its glory.
Nasum, Jaker provided momentum: Shanto
Bangladesh kept on breaking Afghanistan’s momentum in phases to eventually come out on top and level the three-match ODI series with a 68-run win in the second ODI at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium yesterday.
‘The wicket changed all of a sudden’: Miraz blames pitch for batting collapse
Bangladesh all-rounder Mehedi Hasan Miraz claimed that the pitch used for the first ODI of the three-match against Afghanistan on Wednesday changed abruptly to cause a thumping collapse in the Tigers’ batting effort, leading to a 92-run loss at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
The Tiger brand: A penchant for unwanted surprises
Bangladesh batters have an abundance of tricks in their basket to surprise the audience.
Shakib lauds ‘all-round’ show from his troops
Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mehedi Hasan Miraz laid the platform for a huge score before the bowlers turned up with a spirited display to allow Bangladesh place one foot in the Asia Cup's Super Four stage as the Tigers won by 89 runs against Afghanistan on a batting-friendly wicket at Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium yesterday.
Shanto’s purple patch continues
Bangladesh confirmed the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup by bouncing back with a comprehensive 89-run win over Afghanistan in their final group-stage game in Lahore yesterday.
Shanto dedicates century to his nine-day-old son
Just prior to the Asia Cup, on August 25, coinciding with his birthday, Shanto became a father for the first time.
Shanto, Mominul gain big in ICC Test batters rankings
A thumping victory over Afghanistan in the one-off Test in Mirpur saw Bangladesh batters Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mominul Haque gain significantly in the ICC Test batters rankings.
Liton praises 'organised' Shanto
Bangladesh's stand-in skipper, Liton Das, informed that he could not have asked for more after the way his sealed a record 546-run win over Afghanistan in the fourth day of the lone Test in Mirpur on Saturday.
Shanto’s challenge to continue purple patch
Najmul Hossain Shanto struck his second ton inside three days, picking up his fourth Test ton and in the process becoming just the second Bangladeshi score centuries in both innings of a Test match. Shanto achieved the feat with Mominul Haque batting at the other end, the batter who was first to record the feat for the Tigers. Their lean patches may have certain similarities, but for Shanto it was all about delivering after a show of faith and letting his bat do the talking for him.
‘I have faced it myself. It’s terrible’: Mominul empathises with Shanto
Mominul and Shanto have some similarities when it comes to dealing with criticism and overcoming tough periods in their career.
Shanto becomes 2nd Bangladesh batter to hit 2 tons in a Test
Mominul Haque, the batter who joined Shanto in the middle after Zakir’s dismissal, had the feat of scoring two centuries in the same Test. Mominul had scored 175 and 106 in the same Test against Sri Lanka in Chattogram back in 2018.
Shanto, Mushfiqur fall after lead swells past 500
Najmul Hossain Shanto got dismissed for 124 runs as Bangladesh took their lead past 500 runs in the second innings of the one-off Test against Afghanistan in Mirpur on Friday.
Shanto identified ‘what needs to be done’
“No, I am happy with whatever I have done,” a nonchalant Najmul Hossain Shanto said at yesterday’s press conference when asked if he was feeling the pangs of missing out on what could very well have been an even bigger innings.