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Bangladesh’s Nahida Akter (Photo: PTI) Nahida Akter has been appointed Bangladesh’s new T20I captain, with the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) confirming the decision to Cricbuzz on Sunday. Nahida succeeds Nigar Sultana, who stepped down from the role following the Asian Games to focus on her game. Sobhana Mostary has been named vice-captain of the side.

byAtif Azam•   The BCB put an end to speculation surrounding Nigar Sultana Joty’s future as ODI captain© Getty The BCB put an end to speculation surrounding Nigar Sultana Joty’s future as ODI captain©Getty

Bangladesh Cricket Board has confirmed that Nigar Sultana Joty will continue as ODI captain for the upcoming tour of Australia. The decision came after speculation that the board might appoint a new captain following Joty’s decision to step down from the T20 International captaincy midway through the Asian Games. Bangladesh are scheduled to play three…

Nigar Sultana has confirmed that she will step down as Bangladesh women’s T20I captain after the 2026 Asian Games, with the veteran batter keen to focus more on her batting. Nigar had previously informed the Bangladesh Cricket Board about her decision to relinquish the captaincy following the continental event.

Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batter Nigar Sultana has decided to give up the T20I captaincy once the Asian Games conclude. She has already communicated this to the Bangladesh Cricket Board, making clear that she wants to devote more energy to her batting and wicketkeeping rather than carry the added burden of leading the side in the shortest format.…