Bangladesh Test captain Mominul Haque has managed solely 162 runs from six Tests this 12 months, main him to stop captaincy forward of the West Indies tour
Bangladesh Test captain Mominul Haque has managed solely 162 runs from six Tests this 12 months, main him to stop captaincy forward of the West Indies tour
An out-of-form Mominul Haque has stepped down as Bangladesh Test captain within the wake of their residence sequence loss towards Sri Lanka, in accordance with media studies.
The 30-year-old, who has led the facet since October 2019, has regarded below strain and managed solely 162 runs from six matches this 12 months, with only one half-century.
He managed a mere 11 runs in three innings towards Sri Lanka, who gained the two-Test sequence 1-0 in May.
‘Best to quit’
“I felt that captaining a side is tough when I am not scoring and the team is not winning. I think it is best to quit the captaincy,” Mominul advised reporters after assembly Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Nazmul Hassan on Tuesday. “I feel I should focus on my batting.”
“It wasn’t a hard decision. A captain has to contribute, otherwise it brings a lot of pressure. The board president told me to stay on but I don’t want to be the captain.”
Shakib prone to substitute
The BCB is but to call a substitute, however media studies stated all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan may return to guide the facet.
Shakib has been selective about Test cricket of late and BCB chief Hassan stated the participant needed to be accessible for all matches if he had been to return because the check captain.
“Shakib used to be captain in all three formats, but now I have to know what is he available for,” Hassan advised The Daily Star. “He cannot make last-minute decisions about his availability when he is the captain.”
Bangladesh’s subsequent Test project is a two-match sequence within the West Indies later in June.
Source: www.thehindu.com
