Which Bangladesh captain has won the most number of Test match victories? Has such a question ever occurred to you? Have you ever wondered to meander in an area away from the individual achievements of Bangladesh players,
whether bowlers or batters? Usually speaking, the moment one gets to engage in conversation about any Bangladesh cricketer, whether leading or not, the minds tends to only imagine just how many runs might have a Tamim Iqbal or Mahmudullah Riyad scored.
If not, then the world becomes obsessed with queries such as the following: how many player of the match awards would a Shakib Al Hasan have amassed? And when not, then the world tends to be concerned about which was the first game that Mushfiqur Rahim may have played in his career in a Bangladesh shirt. But having said that, rarely does one think about interesting facts such as the most test wins as Bangladesh captain. Isn’t it? Now that we’ve raised this query, how about answering the puzzling question?
List of Bangladesh captains with most wins in Test cricket
Mushfiqur Rahim: 7
The record for most wins as Test captain for Bangladesh rests with none other than Mushfiqur Rahim. Class, consistency and courage; he’s got all of that and the selfless and exciting cricketer captained his team to seven, hence, most number of Test match wins.
Najmul Hossain Shanto: 5
There’s this sense of watchfulness politeness and patience about one of the most important finds of Bangladesh cricket in a long time. Not always angry or needlessly agressive, Najmul Hossain Shanto, as captain recently led by an example on his way to a fantastic century, scoring 100 exact runs.
What’s most impressive is that the Bangladesh captain notched up his ton at a strike rate of 87.
On the whole, he has won five red-ball format games at the international stage for his country already.
Shakib Al Hasan: 4
Charismatic, courageous and not so coy; Shakib Al Hasan has done to Bangladesh what Carl Hooper did to the West Indies. And that’s leaving an indelible mark on the team’s performance by playing a gregarious and big hand in lifting the unit’s form. To many, he’s ill tempered but to most others, he is an effective spinner who bowls like a miser and fields like as if his life depends on saving runs for his team and when he bats, he does so with the elan of a champion. Shakib has led his country to four wins in Test cricket.
FAQ’s
Which was the most recent Test win of Bangladesh?
Bangladesh enjoyed an innings victory over Ireland men’s cricket team in the first of the two Tests played in the recent bilateral series.
How many Tests has Shakib Al Hasna captain his team to a win in red-ball cricket?
The answer is four wins as Test captain for Shakib Al Hasan with Bangladesh.
