ESPNcricinfo found that Shanto sent the message to senior board officials after the first Test against South Africa in Dhaka, which Bangladesh lost by seven wickets. The BCB has not yet spoken on the issue, since President Faruque Ahmed is not in the country; It is expected to arrive in Dhaka on Monday night.
If Shanto’s departure is credited, the BCB must appoint an intact captain with a tight schedule ahead.
The second Test against South Africa is scheduled from October 29 to November 2, and Bangladesh will travel to the United Arab Emirates to play three ODI games against Afghanistan, with the first match being on November 6. That series ends on November 11. , and their next trek to the West Indies for an all-format series – the three-day jaunt before the opening first Test of the series begins on November 15.
ESPNcricinfo understands that Shanto’s fluctuating style with the bat influenced his determination. He has averaged 25.76 since taking over the Check captaincy in November, being one of the team’s most in-form batsmen of the year.
Due to this, he was also given the Bangladesh ODI and T20I captaincy as the BCB was looking for a person to govern the team during the transition and several of their senior cricketers either retired from positive codecs or went to point of doing it.
