Although their Test career is long, Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan has played only 66 matches. Shakib, who has been playing Tests for almost 17 years, surpassed former Bangladesh captain Habibul Bashar Sumon on Tuesday (April 4). Bangladesh will play a Test against Ireland for the first time on Tuesday at Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. And in this match, Shakib has touched a milestone as the captain and left behind former captain Bashar.

Shakib Al Hasan is leading the Tigers in his 66th Test. With this, Shakib entered the field as the leader of the Tigers in 19 Tests. Shakib is Bangladesh’s second-highest Test captain, surpassing Bashar who led in 18 Test matches. Habibul Bashar led Bangladesh in 18 Tests from 2004 to 2007. Mushfiqur Rahim has led the Bangladesh team in a maximum of 34 Tests. Bangladesh won 7 matches under Mushfiq’s captaincy, lost 18, and drew 9 games. Under Shakib Al Hasan, Bangladesh has lost 15 of the previous 18 Tests and won the remaining 3. And Habibul Bashar led Bangladesh in 18 matches and won only 1 match. There are 4 draws with 13 losses.