Bangladesh batter Najmul Hossain Shanto will step down as the captain from all three formats after the Test series against South Africa, according to ESPNcricinfo. According to the report, Shanto has already informed the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) that he wants to resign from the captaincy. As per reports, the Bangladesh batter made the decision following their seven-wicket defeat against South Africa in Dhaka. The second Test between Bangladesh and South Africa will kick off from October 29 till November 2. 

Following that Bangladesh will travel to the UAE to play three ODIs against Afghanistan, with the first game on November 6, the series will end on November 11. After the conclusion of the ODI series against Afghanistan, the Bengal Tigers will travel to the Caribbean Island to take on West Indies for an all-format series. Recapping the first Test between South Africa and Bangladesh, Rabada entered the top five of leading wicket-takers for SA in international cricket with 536 scalps with his match figures of 9/72. He also became the sixth Proteas bowler to complete 300 Test wickets and the fastest to reach the milestone in terms of balls taken. On the other hand, Verreyne became only the third wicketkeeper to score a Test century in Asia after stars like AB de Villiers and Quinton de Kock.