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.
A last-ball six that produced a tie, a return to form for Mushfiqur Rahim, and a thumping defeat for a newcomer. Here is the wrap of the day's Dhaka Premier League matches.
Mominul Haque will lead a strong Bangladesh A team for their tour to India later this month.
South Africa call all the shots in day 1 of the 2nd Test against Bangladesh at Mirpur stadium with the hosts struggling at 246 for 8 in 88.1 overs
History beckons Shakib Al Hasan on his 42nd match when Tigers will lock horns with Proteas for the 2nd and final Test of the series on July 30 at Mirpur stadium.
Play called off for day 2 after 65 overs due to rain. Bangladesh 179 for 4, trail South Africa by 69 runs in the first innings of the 1st Test match at Chittagong stadium.
Bangladesh will rely on the experience of Mushfiqur, Tamim and Shakib and hope they combine effectively with the youth of Mominul and Soumya to counter a dangerous Proteas bowling attack.
Ninth-ranked Bangladesh faces South Africa, the number one ranked side in the ICC Test Team Rankings, in the first game of a two-Test series which starts in Chittagong on Tuesday July 21.
Bangladesh announce a 14-man squad for their upcoming ODI series against India at home scheduled to begin June 18 in Mirpur. Mustafizur Rahman and Litton Das will replace Mahmudullah Riyad and Abul Hasan.
Rain becomes the spoilsport during the 4th day of the Test match between Bangladesh and India at Fatullah stadium.
Having don the test cap nearly two years ago against Australia, Harbhajan Singh has a chance to revive his test career when Bangladesh face India on June 10 at Fatullah.