The draft for the 11th edition of the Bangladesh Premier League was completed on Monday as all seven teams had a busy day trying to sign their desired players to make the best possible side to clinch the tournament which starts on December 27.
As someone who has often struggled for consistency, Mominul applied himself better than the rest of the Bangladesh batters.
“In Tests, we see different scenarios. How the game went today, it was like in T20s,” Bangladesh all-rounder Mehedi Hasan Miraz encapsulated what transpired in India’s first innings on day four of the second and final Test at Green Park Stadium in Kanpur yesterday.
Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, one of India’s greatest, was the last captain to win a toss and elect to bowl in a Kanpur Test. Pataudi opted to take the field against England in 1964. No team since then opted to bowl first in Kanpur that is until current India skipper Rohit Sharma in the ongoing second Test against Bangladesh.
Bangladesh batter Mominul Haque stepped into a challenging situation after opener Zakir Hasan perished following a 24-ball duck, with Jasprit Bumrah leading the Indian attack and keeping a tight grip on the Bangladesh innings on the opening day of the second and final Test in Kanpur yesterday. As Mominul faced 14 deliveries without scoring, there was anxiety perhaps creeping in.
Bangladesh’s Test win at Mount Maunganui against the then World Test champions New Zealand in 2022 would certainly go down as a historic achievement in the Tigers’ history. But even Mominul Haque, the Tigers’ skipper back then, believes that winning a series away from home evokes a very different kind of feeling within the team than what a one-off win produces.
If going against the grain is a sought-after trait when achieving a backs-to-the-wall turnaround, Liton mythically overcame his performance issues in Rawalpindi.
Bangladesh Cricket Board announced separate squads for its forthcoming Pakistan tour.
The national team stars, who are not playing franchise cricket outside the country, will join Bangladesh Tigers or partake in individual sessions following their break as per team management’s plans as the focus shifts back to red-ball cricket with the two-Test tour to Pakistan in August coming up.
Bangladesh Test captain Mominul Haque has been in the firing line in recent times following his below-par performance with the bat, and the left-hander once again failed miserably in the ongoing second Test against Sri Lanka in Mirpur.
Mominul Haque and Mahmudullah Riyad authored fifties to guide Gazi Group Cricketers to a seven-wicket win at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium against Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club in the Bangabandhu Dhaka Premier Division T20 League today.
Mominul Haque says that he is not thinking of becoming Bangladesh Cricket League's top scorer in the remaining two rounds because that would mean he is only playing for himself.
Session1: Bangladesh 120-2 in 27.4 overs (Winners: Bangladesh)
Not many among Bangladesh's fans, or indeed the media, will have the name Mominul Haque on the tips of their tongues when talking about the country's best batsmen.
Mominul Haque becomes Bangladesh’s highest scorer in a single Test match, beating Tamim Iqbal's record.
Bangladesh’s Tamim Iqbal struck a quick-fire 50 off just 46 deliveries this morning and the left-hander says that he was trying to ease the pressure by attacking the Lankan front line bowlers.
Mominul Haque becomes the fastest to 2000 Test runs for Bangladesh, beating Tamil Iqbal’s record.
The 206-run partnership between Mushfiqur Rahim and Mominul Haque is the highest third-wicket partnership for Bangladesh in Tests.
Mominul Haque reaches double ton against Prime Bank South Zone in the Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL).