Najmul Hossain Shanto

From a lack of proper competition in domestic cricket, to demoralising public criticisms of players from high up, there's a lot wrong with the system

Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto admits that Bangladesh "didn't play well as a team", despite getting the pitch they wanted

Shanto praised Rishad for his all-round abilities but warned against putting him under too much pressure

"Shanto is the sort of guy who has the mentality to take responsibility as a challenge"

Tanzim, Shoriful and Taskin earlier shared nine wickets between them to restrict Sri Lanka

There were enough incidents in the Sylhet leg of the tour to feel that all is not well between the two sides

Shakib Al Hasan's absence will make striking the right team balance tricky, concedes Bangladesh captain

Bangladesh captain Shanto meanwhile said his batters weren't used to playing bowlers with a slingy action like Thushara's

Controversy flares between the two sides yet again as Sri Lanka celebrate series win with players pointing to their watches

Bangladesh captain Shanto and SL coach Silverwood have both promised a competitive series that will be played in the right spirit

Sri Lanka are without Hasaranga for the first two T20Is, but the absence of the two allrounders will open the door for others

Taskin Ahmed, who had the triple contract last year, now has the ODI and T20I deal

Shanto has been handed the reins for a year, BCB president Nazmul Hassan said

"The environment in the dressing room is much better" with Shanto in charge, says the head coach

Bangladesh's bowlers restricted New Zealand to a below-par total before Litton anchored a nervy chase

Shanto has no complaints about the pitch, where 36 wickets fell in 178.1 overs, since it gave Bangladesh an advantage - it's just that "we didn't bat well"

Bangladesh's coach has earmarked the batter as a future full-time captain, and said the BCB would 'make that decision when the right time comes'

He had only played 23 Tests before Sylhet, and was captaining for the first time in the format, but there was no hint of newbie about his leadership

Fans had turned on the team after a poor World Cup, and the big stars were missing, but the players didn't lose their belief