The most successful Bangladesh captain is likely to make it official once the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announce the one-day team tomorrow for the three-match one-day international series against India, said a reliable source.

The 34-year-old was forced to make the decision following poor run of form with the bat during the World Cup. It was learnt that the board pushed him to make a final decision about his one-day future in the wake of criticism from cricket fans. And if everything goes according to plan, Mohammad Ashraful will take over as one-day captain of the Tigers in the next series in Sri Lanka in July.

Meanwhile, Rahul Dravid's men will arrive in Dhaka on May 7 to play two Tests and three one-day matches against the Tigers, their second full series in Bangladesh.

Chief selector Faruque Ahmed has already hinted that there will hardly be any changes in the one-day outfit after a successful campaign at the World Cup in Caribbean but added that they have to go through a wide-ranging discussions before picking up the Test squad.

"We will sit on Monday to finalise a 14-member squad for the one-day series. The Test side will be announced during the one-day series," informed the former national skipper yesterday.

"It's an advantage for us that we are going to play the one-day series first. Despite the fact that we are yet to sit together, there is hardly any chance of making changes in the current side. But I must say there would be need for extensive discussions on the Test squad because after a long break we are going to play the longer-version," he explained.

Bangladesh played their last Test in April last year against Australia at home.

There had been a problem with the opening slot in the World Cup but selectors might keep their faith on old ones when they reduce the squad from the 15-member World Cup team.

On the other hand, it's now almost confirm that Habibul Bashar, the most successful Bangladesh captain, will lead the team in the three-match one-day and two-match Test series against the wounded Indians, who suffered a five-wicket defeat at the hands of Tigers in the showpiece event.

But the board are seriously considering a new deputy of Bashar, as Shahriar Nafees's batting form is real concern for them. Ace Mohammad Ashraful can get the vice-captain nod on a view that he can replace Bashar in the near future.

"Actually we are in favour of retaining Bashar as captain but seriously considering about the vice-captaincy post. We made a short-list and Ashraful has a bright chance to get the job because we have to look forward to the next World Cup," said BCB vice-president Shah Nurul Kabir, who is heading most of the important committees.

The cricketers will return to their business on May 3 after one week break after the World Cup campaign.

There were number of meetings held yesterday chaired by Shaheen, the former BNP-lawmaker, including the team performance evolution committee which met the selectors only to get hold of satisfactory explanations.

The BCB's reception committee, also headed by Shaheen, discussed about the national team reception of May 5 at Hotel Sheraton and they also decided that they will give the first priority to the sponsors to host the reception of the team for the brilliant success in West Indies.

On the other hand the board is hopeful that the renovation work in the Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium will be completed within the next two days.

The Mirpur venue will host first two one-day matches of the three-match series on May 10 and 12 and the second Test starting from May 25.

"The consultancy firm assured us that they can complete the work by tomorrow. There is only a lack of an elevator in the grandstand but we are trying hard to set it up before the first one-day match. There will be no electronic scoreboard as National Sports Council (NSC) failed to install it but there will be a giant screen," said Shaheen, also head of the venue's supervision committee.

The progress of the renovation work only got into pace after Sports Adviser Tapan Chowdhury expressed his dissatisfaction during a surprised visit two weeks back.