Most Test Wins As Bangladesh Captain- Najmul Hossain Shanto Topples Legends

Most Test wins as Bangladesh captain [Source: AFP]

On Wednesday morning in Sylhet, Bangladesh created history by defeating Pakistan in the two-match Test series for the first time on home soil. This 2-0 series win over the Asian giants comes after their 2-0 win over the same opposition away in Pakistan in 2024, making it four wins in a row against them.

Having taken a lead in the series in Mirpur, Bangladesh scored 278 while batting first in Sylhet, courtesy of Litton Das' valiant 126(159), with the next best score being captain Najmul Hossain Shanto's 29(74). Then they bundled Pakistan for 232, despite a fifty for Babar Azam.

Then Mushfiqur Rahim scored 137, alongside Litton's 69, to take the target beyond Pakistan's reach. However, while going after 437 runs, Pakistan fought back with multiple fifties in the middle-order and scored 358 in the fourth innings, but Bangladesh's spin wizard Taijul Islam ran through their batting and staged an epic win by 78 runs.

As Bangladesh climb the WTC 2025-27 table, captain Najmul Hossain Shanto went past all the Bangladesh legends and became their most successful Test captain in terms of wins.

Most Test wins as Bangladesh captains

4. Mominul Haque - 3 wins

The left-handed batter, Mominul Haque first captain of Bangladesh against India in India in 2019 and went on to lead the team in 17 Tests from 2019 to 2022. During this period, Bangladesh faced India, Pakistan, Zimbabwe, the West Indies, Sri Lanka, New Zealand and South Africa.

He led the team to wins against Zimbabwe both home and away, alongside a memorable win in Mount Mauganui against New Zealand. He had 912 runs in 17 matches as Bangladesh captain, scoring three centuries and two fifties.

Mominul Haque's Test captaincy record- 17M, 3W, 12L, 2D

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3. Shakib Al Hasan - 4 wins

Shakib Al Hasan was first given the responsibility to lead Bangladesh back in 2009 when they toured the West Indies. He continued to lead the team till June 2010 before getting the responsibility again in 2019. The last match he captained was in 2023 against Ireland.

During the 2009 to 2023 period, he led the team in 19 matches, where he was a crucial contributor with both bat and ball in 4 wins. He scored 1259 runs with a batting average of 36 and picked 70 wickets as their Test skipper.

Shakib al Hasan's Test captaincy record- 19M, 4W, 15L

2. Mushfiqur Rahim - 7 wins

Bangladesh's leading run-scorer in Tests, with over 6700 runs and the only player with 100 or more Tests, Mushfiqur Rahim, is also the Bangladesh player to lead the team in the most number of Test matches. He first took charge of the team in 2011 against West Indies and was in charge of the side till October 2017 in South Africa.

During his time as the skipper, he was also their lead batter, with 2321 runs at a brilliant average of 41.44, also scoring a double-hundred at Galle. He won 7 out of his 34 Tests as the captain.

Mushfiqur Rahim's Test captaincy record- 34M, 7W, 18L, 9D

1. Najmul Hossain Shanto- 8 wins

Najmul Hossain Shanto first got the opportunity to captain Bangladesh in 2023, when New Zealand toured Bangladesh, and he got off to a win in his first match, while also getting a hundred in the match in Sylhet. Since taking charge of the team, he has revolutionised the side, leading from the front, having scored 1247 runs, including twin-centuries in Galle, 2025.

It was under Shanto that Bangladesh have asserted dominance over Pakistan, both home and away. With their latest win over Pakistan in Sylhet, he has also now captained them in the win streak of 4 matches — the best-ever in their Test history.

With 1247 runs as captain, he is only 12 behind Shakib Al Hasan for the 2nd most runs as Bangladesh skipper.

Najmul Hossain Shanto's Test captaincy record- 18M, 8W, 9L, 1D

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