Mominul Haque was&nbsp;Born on September 29, 1991 who is a top Bangladeshi cricketer who serves as the captain of the Bangladesh national test&nbsp;team and plays&nbsp;as a left-handed batsman.He plays for the Dhaka Division. He has the highest batting average in tests for a Bangladeshi player. He is the only Bangladeshi player to have scored over fifty points in 11 consecutive Test history, and also the only Bangladeshi player to have scored centuries in both innings of a friendly match. In February 2021, in the series against the West Indies, Haque became the first batsman for Bangladesh to score ten centuries in test cricket.He plays for Rajshahi Kings in the Bangladesh Premier League. Haque made his first-class debut in the 2008-09 season against the Chittagong Division. 

During the Bangladesh Premier League, 2012, he won the Man of the Match Award for scoring 53 * out of 28 balls for his Barisal Burners team against the Khulna Royal Bengals to lead his team to a 4-wicket win.In 2013-14 he and Roshen Silva set the highest 4th wicket partnership in the history of List A of 276 runs.&nbsp;At the end of September 2015, Mominul was the captain of the Bangladesh A-team for the India tour. It was his first international tour as a captain.In October 2018 he was appointed to the roster of the Rajshahi Kings team based on the draft for the 2018/19 Bangladesh Premier League. In November 2019 he was selected to play for the Dhaka Platoon in the 2019/20 Bangladesh Premier League.Mominul made both his One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) debuts against the West Indies in a home series in November and December 2012, replacing the injured Shakib Al Hasan. In 4 matches he scored only 69 runs and collected 2 wickets.In March 2013 he made his test debut against Sri Lanka in Galle. He scored half a century on his debut and averaged 156 runs in 3 innings in his first test run with an impressive 52.00 average.&nbsp;He made his first century in a friendly against New Zealand in Chittagong in 2013 with just 100 balls. In the second Test of the series, Mominul scored another century, which was also a non-failed innings. With this feat, Mominul became only the second batsman from Bangladesh, after Tamim Iqbal, to beat centuries in two consecutive tests.After a mammoth loss to Sri Lanka by an innings at home, Bangladesh came back strong in the second Test courtesy of Mominuls Hundred. Sri Lanka Poster 587 runs for the first innings with the help of Sangakkaras Triple Century, Bangladesh scored 271 for the answer where Mominul again scored an unbeaten 100. It was his second testing century at ZAC Stadium, Chittagong and the game was coming to an end. 

Against Zimbabwe on November 15, 2014, Mominul scored his fourth Test century, which is his third at the ZAC Stadium to chase 443 for Zimbabweans to chase.In that game, Bangladesh also scored 300-plus in both innings of the game, a first for Bangladesh in Test history as well. With his unbroken form, Mominul joined the elite club of Everton Weekes, Alec Stewart, Matthew Hayden, Jacques Kallis, Simon Katich and Kumar Sangakkara as batsmen with over 50 points in nine consecutive Tests. He has also become the fourth batsman after Weekes, Sunil Gavaskar and Mark Taylor, who scored 11 times over 50 in his first 12 Tests.&nbsp;Bangladesh comfortably won the game by 186 runs by reaching their first 3-0 Test series whitewash. Mominul was named Man of the Game for his achievements.On May 20, 2015, Mominul became the 5th batsman in cricket history to score 50 points in at least one innings of a friendly match in 11 consecutive friendly matches despite having played fewer than 15 friendly matches.During the tour for New Zealand in early 2017, Mominul entered the third highest partnership for any wicket for Bangladesh on New Zealand soil when he added 85 runs along with Tamim. He scored fifty on the course.However, after some patchy results in 2017, he was dropped from the squad. However, 24 hours after his departure, he was recalled to the Bangladesh squad for the first Test against Australia on August 20, 2017.Against Sri Lanka on January 31, 2018, Mominul made his fifth Test century by scoring 176. He added 236-run partnership with Mushfiqur Rahim until Rahim was fired on 92 runs. This century is recorded as his fourth testing century in his favorite stadium, the ZAC. He also made 105 in the second innings when the game ended in a draw. In doing so, he became the first Bangladeshi batsman to score two hundred in a row in two innings of a friendly match.In April 2018, he was one of ten cricketers who received a key assignment from the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) prior to the 2018 season.On October 29th, he was named the 11th Test Captain of Bangladesh as Shakib Al Hasan, the regular Test and T20I Captain of Bangladesh, by the International Cricket Council after violating the ICC Anti-Corruption Code for two years from all forms of cricket was excluded. His first assignment as a test captain was in the 2-match test series against India in 2019-20. The second friendly at Eden Gardens was the very first day / night friendly match played by both teams, and Mominul became Bangladesh's first day / night friendly captain. Bangladesh lost both friendly matches by innings and lost the series by 2-0.

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Shakib, Mushfiqur set to play; Tigers yet to decide on Riyad 

Shakib Al Hasan's return and Mushfiqur Rahim's escape from missing out for injury have given Bangladesh a boost before the only Test match against Zimbabwe.<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/Shakib Mushfiq Riyad.jpeg">While opener Tamim Iqbal is almost certain to miss for knee injury, Mushfiqur has recovered from shoulder injury and is all set to play. Both players sustained injuries during the Dhaka Premier League T20 back home."Mushfiq bhai will definitely play. Shakib bhai's return to the side makes the combination much better - we can play an extra batsman over a bowler," Mominul said at the press conference.Bangladesh will make a decision on Mahmudullah Riyad, the other senior player, after seeing the match wicket."We haven’t seen the wicket yet. So we will decide on him [Mahmudullah] after having a look at the wicket. Hopefully, he will play."Mehidy Hasan Miraz made mark alongside Shakib with spin in the tour game against Zimbabwe Select XI. Nayeem Hasan went wicketless while Taijul Islam was not fielded. With Shakib around, Bangladesh can easily afford to field three pacers alongside Shakib and Miraz."It's tough to say as we haven’t seen the wicket," Mominul said on possible combination. "When we last toured here seven to eight years back, the pacers were dominating. But look at the last few series, especially Zimbabwe vs Pakistan, spinners and pacers equally dominated."Combination depends on the wicket and conditions. More spinners [in the playing XI] in Bangladesh, while there's less batsmen and more pacers in away matches. I feel it could be a combination four or five bowlers and seven batsman. Difficult to say specifically."

Mominul plays down impact of Shakib-Mustafizur's absence

Shakib, Mustafizur don't have 10-12 hands: Mominul

Bangladesh Test captain Mominul Haque has played down the potential impact of Shakib Al Hasan and Mustafizur Rahman's absence in the upcoming two-match Test series against Sri Lanka.

<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-162881" src="https://www.bdcrictime.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/তামিমকে-টপকে-মুমিনুলের-সর্বোচ্চ-টেস্ট-শতকের-রেকর্ড-1-1-768x537-1.jpg" alt="Mominul plays down impact of Shakib-Mustafizur's absence" width="768" height="537" />

Shakib and Mustafizur are not part of the Bangladesh 21-member preliminary squad for the Sri Lanka tour, as they both are currently in India to play in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals respectively.

While it is of no doubt that Shakib and Mustafizur are two of the most important players of Bangladesh's international set-up, Mominul showed confidence of winning in Sri Lanka even without them.

"I don't think we cannot win without Shakib and Mustafizur. We have more players in our team. They don't have 10-12 hands. We also don't have many hands. I don't think their absence will make any impact," said Mominul while talking to the reporters on Sunday (April 11).

"We couldn't come up as a team in recent time and that's why we have been failing to bring the result to tour favour. This is as simple as it," Mominul added.

Bangladesh received a 2-0 whitewash at the hands of West Indies when they last took part in a Test series. And they also lost all their limited-overs fixtures in the recent New Zealand tour.

Overall, Mominul has so far led Bangladesh in six Test matches, and the Tigers ended up losing all the matches except one against Zimbabwe. They are also yet to open their account in the ICC Test Championship. But Mominul remained hopeful, as he felt the Test players had had "decent preparation".

"We have had decent preparation in light of the current prevailing situation over the last one year or more. You can't have preparation like normal times now. But I think the Test players like myself have had decent preparation.

"We have played two four-day matches and had practice sessions too. So those who play Tests regularly have had decent preparation, but that is not true for the one-day players. The white-ball players will have to adjust with things mentally."

Mominul had come under fire following Bangladesh's last 2-0 Test defeat to West Indies, but the Test specialist batsman said he was resilient in the face of harsh criticism, as he took these things positively.

"Representing the team at the international level has some pressure with it. You have to take that much pressure especially when results are not going your way.

"It depends how you take it. I have digested the fact that I am the captain, so I think I can handle the pressure. I think it is a positive type of pressure."

Mominul praises BDCricTime's picture

A picture of Bangladesh Test captain Mominul Haque during the recently concluded lone Test against Zimbabwe went viral, in which the batsman was seen taking instuctions from the three coaches of the side.<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-140843" src="https://www.bdcrictime.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/বিডিক্রিকটাইমের-ছবির-প্রশংসায়-মুমিনুল।-1.jpg" alt="Mominul praises BDCricTime's picture" width="954" height="642" />

The three coaches with whom Mominul was in a conversation were Russell Domingo, Daniel Vettori and Ottis Gibson. The beautiful moment was captured by BDCricTime's photographer Atiqul Aleem and it presented a unique view as if a disciple is modestly taking order from his masters.

While the internet community was full of praise for the picture and made several memes with it, the picture caught attention of the cricketer Mominul as well. Like others, he too was quite impressed with it, and appreciated the photographer's work during post-match press conference on Tuesday (February 25).

When asked about the click, Mominul said: "It was a very ordinary issue. I don't know who captured the moment, but he did it quite well."

Mominul also revealed which instruction he was receiving from the coaching staff, "There was a little message. It was like who will bowl from which end, where the fielder will stand. So as you see the moment, everyone was agreeing with the plan. Of course credit goes to whoever took the shot, Ma-Sha-Allah."

To be noted, Bangladesh picked up an innings and 106-run victory in the match over Zimbabwe with Mushfiqur Rahim elected as the Man of the Match for his incredible double hundred. Mominul too hit a ton, scoring 132 off 234 balls.

Someone will score 100, 200 or 300: Mominul

No batsman from Bangladesh team could show true character and tempurement for Test cricket in recent past. So much so that Bangladesh batsmen are without a single individual century in their last four Test matches.<img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-140376" src="https://www.bdcrictime.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/86972612_188045289272686_8794987428906532864_n-1024x612.jpg" alt="Someone will score 100, 200 or 300: Mominul" width="640" height="383" />

However, terming the recent lacklustre form as a "bad patch", Bangladesh Test captain Mominul Haque said it is going to end soon, and someone from Bangladesh is going to smack a big knock in their upcoming lone Test against Zimbabwe starting Saturday.

"To be honest, not having a hundred in the recent matches means that you are performing below-par. We are going through a bad patch as a team. Almighty willing, we are working on overcoming this. I am giving my word that someone from the team will play a big innings, will score 100, 200 or 300."

Not only individual performance wise, but on a whole Bangladesh are lacking the basics needed to do well in the longest version of the game.

Bangladesh lost all six of their last six matches; five of them by an innings margin, with the othera 224-run thumping by Test rookies Afghanistan at home.

But Mominul is of the opinion that the situation is not that serious yet, as just a win can change the whole scenerio.

"I think that if we can win this match, the whole scenario will change, we will overcome our bad patch. The way we are training will become a lot better than it looks right now," he said at the pre-match press conference in Mirpur.

Salahuddin working with Tamim

Things are not going well for Bangladesh Test captain Mominul Haque and the opener Tamim Iqbal. And so Mohammad Salahuddin has come to their rescue.<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-139818" src="https://www.bdcrictime.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/1550084064.jpg" alt="Salahuddin working with Tamim" width="600" height="400" />

Mominul's bad batch continues and for the first time his average has dropped down below 40. Tamim too failed in the first Test against Pakistan to capitalize on the momentum he had earned by scoring triple ton in the first round of the Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL).

And as before, they have once again came back to seek help from their coach Mohammad Salahuddin, who they think can drag them out of the misery.

As Salahuddin is considered as the last resort to these cricketers, he arrived in Mirpur on Saturday despite being ill. Then he worked with Mominul and Tamim for almost three hours.

First Salahuddin gave instructions to Tamim as to how he could bat more effectively in the longest version of the game, and also corrected several shots. Once done with Tamim, Salahuddin also had some advises for the Test captain Mominul.

Salahuddin held a brief discussion with the Bangladesh head coach Russell Domingo as well, regarding Mominul and Tamim's batting.

Other than Mominul and Tamim, Mohammad Mithun also worked a while with Salahuddin. On the other hand, Al-Amin Hossain worked with Otis Gibson.

Bangladesh will start their practice for the one-off Test against Zimbabwe from February 18. So basically this special practice session was an optional one for the Bangladesh batsmen, but proves how determined they are to come back to form.

Mominul and Tamim will work with Salahuddin again on February 16 and 17.

Salahuddin comes to Mominul-Tamim's aid

Mominul overseas batting woes

Mominul Haque had a great start to his Test career. Not only he became Bangladesh's first Test specialist cricketer, but during the initial stage of his career he was also being considered as the Bangladeshi Bradman.<img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-138735" src="https://www.bdcrictime.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Mominul-Haque_Getty-1024x683.jpg" alt="Mominul overseas batting woes" width="640" height="427" />

But things went south in recent years. He has not been able to play up to his merit. And after getting the responsibility of captaining the side in Test cricket, things just got tougher for him.

After being made the captain of the side following Shakib Al Hasan's ban, Mominul could not bring a nice start to his journey. In his debut Test as captain, he scored 37 and 7 in two innings. But the second one proved to be more disastrous, as he could not open his account in either of the innings. And also his side lost both the matches against India by an innings margin.

Though these are only the early days, many have already brought up the questions if captaincy has become a burden for Mominul. So the upcoming Test match against Pakistan in Rawalpindi can be a good platform for Mominul to prove the critics wrong.

And on his way to do that, Mominul can gather some inspiration from the former captain Habibul Bashar, who is also the current selector of the side.

Not exact same, but Bashar also had a similar story after being made captain of the side. He got the post before Bangladesh's tour of Zimbabwe all of a sudden. He had hardly any prior experience of captaining a side in domestic cricket. So many critics at that time lashed out at this gamble by the board.

A fairytale start was not in line for Bashar. In the first Test in Harare, Bangladesh lost very badly, and Bashar was out on zero in both innings. As a result, things simply went out of hand. Everyone was like, Bangladesh had just one consistent batsman in Test cricket, and the board is ruining his career as well by making him the captain.

Thankfully, the same situation did not remain forever. Rather Bashar quickly found his rhythm back as captain by winning ODI match in Zimbabwe, which was Bangladesh's first overseas victory in five years. He also improved as a player soon. In the very next series against West Indies, he first scored a century in the first Test, and followed it up with another 77 in the second.

Eventually Bashar went on to become Bangladesh's one of the best skippers ever. He is the man who guided Bangladesh's current generation superstars. Bangladesh's first Test match win, first series win, beating Australia, surprising the whole world in the 2007 World Cup—everything came under his leadership.

So the question is, if Bashar can overcome all the odds as a captain, why not Mominul?

Before addressing that question, we also must not forget Mominul's batting woes away from home as well.

The left-hand batsman is brilliant on the Bangladeshi soil. All eight of his centuries came at home. Seven out of his 13 fifties also came here. Overall he has 1992 runs from 40 innings in Bangladesh with an average of 55.33.

But why can not he replicate the same form away from home? From 31 overseas Test innings, he gathered only 665 runs, with his average being 21.45. So it is evident that Mominul has yet to prove himself outside Bangladesh.

And this will be another challenge for the Bangladesh captain in the upcoming Test commencing from February 7.

Can Mominul follow Bashar's footsteps?

Mominul Haque scored his 7th Test ton

<h3>With the second and final Test against Windies also came the end of the year for Mominul Haque in international cricket.</h3>
[caption id="attachment_108588" align="aligncenter" width="640"]<img class="size-large wp-image-108588" src="https://www.bdcrictime.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Mominul-Haque-scored-his-7th-Test-ton-1024x716.jpg" alt="Mominul Haque scored his 7th Test ton" width="640" height="448" /> Mominul finished with four tons in 2018.[/caption]

As Bangladesh will play no more Test matches in the remainder of the year, the Test specialist will have to go back to the domestic circuit, and start with the Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL).

In 2018, Mominul scored 673 runs at 44.86 with four centuries in eight Tests, which makes him the top Test run-scorer among the Bangladeshi batsmen. The latest in Chattogram also means he now has the most number of Test hundreds as a Bangladeshi, alongside Tamim Iqbal.

So, how was the year for Mominul? He says, "Overall it was not bad. It was good. I could not score runs in one-two matches. Had I got run there, this year could have been even better. But as far as my individual performance is concerned, I will say the year did not go down bad."

Mominul also terms it the best year of his career. "Obviously there will be some regrets. Making some more runs would give me a better feeling. But as I have scored four centuries this year, I can definitely call it the best year of my career."

Among the four centuries, which one would be ahead of the pack? To Mominul, "Every single century is very important for a batsman. But there was one that saved us the match (161 against Zimbabwe in the Mirpur Test). I can say that was really good. The condition was also very tough to bat on. Then I would say the first century against Sri Lanka in Chattogram. First of all, it was 176 runs. And we managed to draw the match coming from behind. So, both centuries are equally important to me."

Mominul terms 2018 best year of his career

<h3>Middle-order batting, in recent times, has become the biggest weapon in Bangladesh's success. If the middle-order clicks, Bangladesh do good - this is the new norm in absence of Tamim Iqbal at the top.</h3>
[caption id="attachment_108266" align="aligncenter" width="640"]<img class="size-large wp-image-108266" src="https://www.bdcrictime.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/282212-1024x681.jpg" alt="Mominul and Maushfiqur puts Bangladesh On Driving Seat" width="640" height="426" /> Mominul believes middle-order will once again take the charge.[/caption]

There is no Tamim Iqbal to open the bat means Bangladeshi top-order has weakened a lot. There have been other openers to give Tamim's proxy, and that worked quite well in the ODI series against Zimbabwe. But in Tests, Bangladesh have been struggling to make a good start.

The middle-order failed in the first Test against Zimbabwe, which resulted in a rare loss to Zimbabwe. But since then, middle-order is doing pretty well, and Bangladesh's success is just a reflection of that.

Mominul Haque, the Test specialist of Bangladesh side, is confident that the middle-order will continue to do well in the impending Dhaka Test as well.

"I think the middle order will get 100 out of 100 this time. We will play really good cricket," said Mominul.

Opener Imrul Kayes will not play in the second Test due to injury. Uncapped Shadman Islam may be given a go for this match, and Mominul believes Shadman will make a good start to his career.

"I am not quite sure if Shadman will play. It's the team management's concern. But I think, if Shadman plays, he will play well."

Mominul also added that Bangladesh will look for a victory in the second match, though a draw will be more than enough to seal the series victory.

"We have won the previous match, and we will aim the same this time as as well. We will take the field with just one goal, and that is to win. We are placed in a good position mentally. We are a good side, have the advantage in hand, and our record is good in home conditions. So we are definitely ahead in every sector."

Mominul expects full marks from middle-order

Mominul included in ODI squad

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Left-handed batsman Mominul Haque has been recalled into the ODI squad for South Africa series after more than two years. The Bangladesh squad now turns to 16 members. [বাংলায় পড়ুনঃ <a href="http://bn.bdcrictime.com/2017/10/%e0%a6%93%e0%a7%9f%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%a8%e0%a6%a1%e0%a7%87-%e0%a6%a6%e0%a6%b2%e0%a7%87-%e0%a6%ab%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%b0%e0%a6%b2%e0%a7%87%e0%a6%a8-%e0%a6%ae%e0%a7%81%e0%a6%ae%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%a8%e0%a7%81" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ওয়ানডে দলে ফিরলেন মুমিনুল হকও</a>]

Mominul last played an ODI for Bangladesh in 2015 World Cup against Sri Lanka in Melbourne. He was kept out of contention for ODIs since then. He played 26 ODIs for the Tigers and scored 543 runs in 24 innings at 23.60 with three fifties.

Earlier on Thursday morning (South African time), Bangladesh Cricket Board announced a 15-member squad for three ODIs against South Africa. Mominul was added in the squad later in the day.

Though it is yet to know Mominul's inclusion, but it is quite sure that he has been added as a backup player for Tamim Iqbal, who might be missing the ODI series with thigh injury.

Mominul had a good Dhaka Premier League 2017 season for Gazi Group Cricketers. He scored 584 runs in 16 matches with one century and three fifties. He featured among the top ten batsmen of the tournament.

South Africa-Bangladesh three-match ODI series will begin on October 15 at Diamond Oval, Kimberley.

Bangladesh ODI squad: Mashrafe Bin Mortaza (captain), Tamim Iqbal Khan, Liton Kumar Das, Soumya Sarkar, Imrul Kayes, Mahmudullah Riyad, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan (vice-captain), Sabbir Rahman, Nasir Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Rubel Hossain, Mohammad Saif Uddin, Mominul Haque

&nbsp;

-Ruffin, Correspondent, bdcrictime.com

We can handle short balls: Mominul

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Bangladesh batsman Mominul Haque believes that his team's players have batted well in the warm-up game and handled the short deliveries properly. <a href="http://bn.bdcrictime.com/2017/09/%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9E%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9C-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%9B" target="_blank" rel="noopener">[নিউজটি বাংলায় পড়ুনঃ “আপনি যদি মনে করেন শর্ট বল চ্যালেঞ্জ হবে, তবে চ্যালেঞ্জ"]</a>

Bangladesh are 285 runs ahead after they declared for 306/7 with fifties from Mominul Haque, captain Mushfiqur Rahim and Sabbir Rahman. Cricket South Africa Invitation XI are 21/1 at stumps.

After the end of the day, Mominul, who scored 68 off 73 said that the Bangladeshi batsmen could handle short deliveries very well.

"Is short ball going to be a challenge or not? If you think it's a challenge, then it's a challenge. If you think it's not a challenge, then it won't be a challenge. It depends on the conditions.

"I did not feel any problem. I think everyone in our team can handle short balls. Someone plays it well, someone can leave it properly," he said after the end of day's play.

Mominul was very comfortable with the bat at the crease at Willowmoore Park. Despite he scored 73-ball 68 with nine boundaries, he would've been much happier if he could play the second new ball.

"I wanted to play the second new ball. Could've been better if I had been able to do so," he said.

Fifties from Mominul, Mushfiqur and Sabbir and impressive starts from Soumya Sarkar and Imrul Kayes proved to be a good day for the Tiger batsmen.

"Overall, I think all of our batsmen have batted well in this condition. Everyone adapted to it very well."

With a lead of 285 runs after the first day's play, Bangladesh are eager to bat once again before the two-Test series begins against the Proteas.

"The target will be to bat again after bowling them out in the second day."

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-Ruffin, Correspondent, bdcrictime.com

Mosaddek to also miss the 2nd Test

<img class="wp-image-85211 size-large aligncenter" src="https://www.bdcrictime.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Mosaddek-Hossain-Saikat-during-practice-1024x844.jpg" alt="Mosaddek to also miss the 2nd Test" width="640" height="528" />

Bangladesh's young batting star, Mosaddek Hossain Saikat, was dropped from the 14 man squad for the 1st Test against Australia, after initially being picked. Selectors said his omission from the squad was due to his eye troubles, which he hasn't recovered from yet. Mominul Haque came into the side as his replacement. But the situation has become much more complicated as now it seems that Mosaddek most likely will be missing out from the entirety of the Australia series. [বাংলায় পড়ুনঃ <a href="http://bn.bdcrictime.com/2017/08/%e0%a6%a6%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%ac%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%a4%e0%a7%80%e0%a7%9f-%e0%a6%9f%e0%a7%87%e0%a6%b8%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%9f%e0%a7%87%e0%a6%93-%e0%a6%a5%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%95%e0%a6%9b%e0%a7%87%e0%a6%a8-%e0%a6%a8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">দ্বিতীয় টেস্টেও থাকছেন না মোসাদ্দেক</a>]

The Bangladesh Cricket Board(BCB) has announced the 16 man squad for the High Performance(HP) team's tour to England. And, to many people's surprise, Mosaddek has been included in the HP squad. Which pretty much rules out his chances to be included in the squad for the 2nd Test against Australia.

Mominul's exclusion from the Test side created a huge uproar among the supporters and former cricketers. Current cricketers also made their displeasure known about the decision. Selectors and head coach Chandika Hathrusingha were bombarded with questions about dropping Mominul. Many feel that Mosaddek was dropped from the side, only to bring back Mominul. It's rumored that the BCB chief Nazmul Hasan Papon made this decision to calm the situation down. In a way Mosaddek has become the 'scapegoat' in this whole fiasco.

Mosaddek is currently in Thailand for treatment and will fly with the HP squad to England if he's declared fit.

And it's quite evident, that the Mominul and Mosaddek saga is far from being over.

     Ashfaq Niloy,correspondent,bdcrictime.com

<img class="size-full wp-image-84400 aligncenter" src="https://www.bdcrictime.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Mominul-Haque.jpg" alt="Mominul recalled into first Test squad" width="900" height="600" />Cricket has always been the game of uncertainty. It takes no time for an in form batsman to lose his form all of a sudden. Taking that as a note, left handed batsman Mominul Haque is the recent example of it who is facing ups &amp; downs in his career at the moment. <a href="http://bn.bdcrictime.com/2017/08/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%A5%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE" target="_blank" rel="noopener">[নিউজটি বাংলায় পড়ুনঃ মুমিনুল হক: কেন থাকবেন একাদশে!]</a>

The little man from Cox's Bazar started his Test career against Sri Lanka with a fifty and ended up scoring 156 runs in 3 innings at an average of 52.00 in his maiden Test series.

But for him it wasn't enough to hit the headlines. He made even bigger impact when he scored his maiden Test hundred against New Zealand and then another hundred in the 2nd Test of that series.

In 2015, Mominul became the 5th batsman in cricket history to score 50 in at least one innings of a Test match in 11 consecutive Test matches.

He never got a chance to cement his place in the ODI team but the first name was always Mominul Haque when the topic was about the Test team of Bangladesh.

But as the term uncertainty plays it's part in cricket, Mominul Haque's bad patch started in 2017 as he scored only 1 fifty in his last six innings and struggled to play long innings.

As a result, he lost his place in the team on their 100th Test occasion, which Bangladesh won against Sri Lanka.

And, then it took even a bigger turn when he wasn't called up for the upcoming two match Test series against Australia. The fans were stunned as well as Mominul himself. But some things are destined to happen as Mosaddek Hossain's eye injury made a way for Mominul back to the Test squad again.

Proper technique, rock-solid defence, pure classical shots, that's what defines Mominul Haque and that's what Bangladesh was looking for a long long time.

Despite of his recent form, he still deserves a place in the starting XI. You just can't throw away a Test material batsman when it’s really hard to find one in Bangladesh.

If the Tigers are compared to the top Test nations like Australia, India, South Africa &amp; England, they are the only team where most of the ODI &amp; T20 players plays in the Test team too.

They don't have much players for the different forms of Cricket. Opening batsman Tamim Iqbal had very bad times in his career too but he was hardly dropped. Everyone criticized the selectors for giving him chances after chances and now he is the best Bangladeshi batsman &amp; also one of the best opening batsman in the world right now.

Mominul Haque has the potential surely and if would receive proper scopes then the day isn't far away when he will set as an example like Tamim Iqbal.

Saif Ahmed

Nationality	Bangladesh
Role	Batsman
Born	29th Sep, 1991
Age	30 years, 17 days
Batting Style	Left hand Bat
Bowling Style	Left Arm Orthodox

Matches	45
Innings	83
Not Out	5
Runs	3349
High Score	181
Average	42.93
Strike Rate	54.68
100s	11
50s	14
6s	7
4s	385

Matches	28
Innings	26
Not Out	1
Runs	557
High Score	60
Average	22.28
Strike Rate	74.36
100s	0
50s	3
6s	1
4s	60

Matches	6
Innings	4
Not Out	1
Runs	60
High Score	26
Average	20.00
Strike Rate	120.00
100s	0
50s	0
6s	2
4s	5

Matches	118
Innings	102
Not Out	16
Runs	2065
High Score	91
Average	24.01
Strike Rate	114.46
100s	0
50s	11
6s	38
4s	215

Matches	45
Innings	29
overs	105.1
Runs	397
wickets	4
bestinning	3/27
bestmatch	3/42
Average	99.25
econ	3.77
Strike Rate	157.70
4W	0
5W	0
10W	0

Mominul Haque

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