Amid all the boxes they ticked in the Sylhet Test against Ireland , Najmul Hossain Shanto getting back in his groove would make the Bangladesh set up the happiest.

Shanto struck his eighth Test century and his fourth as Test captain - 100 in 114 balls - on his return to the helm as Bangladesh won by an innings and 47 runs.

He had resigned from the captaincy in June after Bangladesh's series against Sri Lanka. It was a difficult time for Shanto, who was said to have felt slighted by the BCB, who didn't contact him before naming a new ODI captain. Shanto had also said at the time that he didn't believe three separate captains would serve the dressing room well. BCB president Aminul Islam convinced Shanto to return as the Test captain recently, and his first innings back was an ag

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