Mominul Haque recorded the tenth century at a historic time for Bangladesh test cricket

Mominul has quietly become a legend of Bangladeshi cricket. The reduced battery performance in the white ball game means he may not always get the complaints made on some of his teammates. However, with a well-judged quick single on the fourth day in Chattogram, he reached his 10th century Test to emphasize his quality in a longer version of the game.

That run – while pushing the delivery of a flight from Rahkeem Cornwall towards cover – Mominul saw the defeat of Tamim Iqbal (on nine hundred tests) to the landmark, and made sure the hero was without recommendation in Bangladesh battery line for once take place in the spotlight.

The knockout was important from a game standpoint as well, with Mominul reaching the crest with his team two wickets down for just one run and threatening their strong win to throw away the first innings.

“He’s set the game well for us, so we’re really pleased with the way he’s playing right now,” coach Russell Domingo said at the end of day four. “It’s been great. In the last Test in February last year, he won a hundred against Zimbabwe in Dhaka. And he has backed him with another good hundred today. “

Bangladeshi test cricket may change hands regularly in the coming years, with Iqbal, Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim all awaiting to become the country’s top running winners right now. But Mominul may turn out to be the best of the lottery in the red ball game.

Since making his debut against Sri Lanka in Galle back in 2013, no one has received more strikes for Bangladesh than the 29-year-old. And his current average of 41.68 is better than any player from Bangladesh since the country was introduced to test cricket.

While he may not sometimes get a panache from the famous three teammates, Mominul has been made an awesome player for bowling to – something Rahkeem Cornwall discovered to his expense in Chattogram.

“I think it hangs a lot backwards, making me bowl a little more perfectly and bowling to its strengths,” said the great West Indies spinner. “He plays spinning well.

“We have to keep working. Another Test is coming up so we know how we need to make a bowl for him. ”

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