Litton Das appointed new Bangladesh ODI captain

3 min readUpdated: Jul 29, 2026 10:33 PM IST Bangladesh's Litton Das celebrates his fifty runs during the Asia Cup Cricket match between Bangladesh and Hong Kong at Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair) The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Wednesday announced wicketkeeper-batter Litton Das as the new ODI skipper. “Congratulations, Litton Kumer Das! The new captain of the Bangladesh ODI team,” Bangladesh Cricket posted on ‘X’. It was a significant move by Bangladesh to appoint the veteran wicketkeeper-batter as skipper with the 2027 World Cup coming up next year. Litton who is already leading the team in T20Is, will now take charge of the ODI side as well and will succeed Mehidy Hasan Miraz, who had led the side since June 20