Bangladesh title captain for India ODIs after Tamim Iqbal dominated out

Bangladesh on Friday introduced a substitute for captain Tamim Iqbal, who was once dominated out of the three-match ODI sequence in opposition to at Dhaka India beginning Sunday. With the explosive left-handed opener sidelined because of a groin harm, Bangladesh have given Litton Das the chance to guide the facet. Litton, who has been Bangladesh’s absolute best scorer in ODIs this yr with 500 runs in 10 innings at a median of 62.50, has previous captained in a T20I recreation however Sunday will mark his maiden tie as ODI captain.

“Litton is without doubt one of the extra skilled avid gamers within the facet and has demonstrated management qualities. He has a pointy cricketing thoughts and reads the sport smartly,” Jalal Yunus, BCB’s chairman of cricket operations, stated in a observation. “It’s maximum unlucky to lose Tamim to harm for this crucial sequence, particularly as a result of beneath his captaincy the crew has performed some remarkable cricket within the closing couple of years and he has been our maximum prolific batsman on this layout.”

Tamim’s harm is a 2nd giant blow for Bangladesh as tempo Taskin Ahmed was once already out of the primary ODI because of a again harm and Shoriful Islam taking his position. Litton, who scored an outstanding knock of 60 within the T20 International Cup in opposition to India on the Sydney Cricket Flooring, just about taking his crew house. Litton would hope for a greater day trip on his ODI debut as captain as within the T20I, he was once disregarded for a golden duck in a tournament hampered via rain.

Additionally, Litton has massive sneakers to fill as beneath Tamim, Bangladesh were in somewhat the shape, successful 8 out of 12 ODIs. The sequence will kickstart India’s first excursion of Bangladesh since 2015, the place the hosts gained the ODI sequence 2-1 and one-off Take a look at was once drawn with rain enjoying spoilsport.