BSS, Chattogram :
Bangladesh captain Mominul Haque was excited to get back the service of Shakib Al Hasan, saying that the ace all-rounder’s inclusion will give them a massive advantage in forming a balanced final XI against West Indies in the two-match Test series. The first Test starts today at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium here.
With the pandemic forcing fixtures to be shuffled last year, the series opener will be the first Test Bangladesh have played since February 2020 – a match they won by an innings and 106 runs against Zimbabwe.
Mominul was appointed as the Test captain of Bangladesh, replacing Shakib Al Hasan, after the premier all-rounder of the world was banned by International Cricket Council (ICC) for two years, one year of that suspended due to his failure to report the corrupt approaches.
Therefore, since being appointed as captain, Mominul didn’t get the service of the Shakib, which hampered the team combination always and Bangladesh ended up losing three Tests of World Test Champions by innings margin against India and Pakistan. As a captain Mominul only won one Test against Zimbabwe at home in last year’s February.
Mominul in fact didn’t get all senior players simultaneously in the team since he was appointed as captain.
With Mahmudullah Riyad not being in the Test plan of head coach Russell Domingo, the team was already without one senior player. Thereby, Shakib’s inclusion was a huge relief for Mominul, who is keen to win the two-match Test series against West Indies to open their account in the ICC World Test Championship.
Bangladesh captain Mominul Haque was excited to get back the service of Shakib Al Hasan, saying that the ace all-rounder’s inclusion will give them a massive advantage in forming a balanced final XI against West Indies in the two-match Test series. The first Test starts today at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium here.
With the pandemic forcing fixtures to be shuffled last year, the series opener will be the first Test Bangladesh have played since February 2020 – a match they won by an innings and 106 runs against Zimbabwe.
Mominul was appointed as the Test captain of Bangladesh, replacing Shakib Al Hasan, after the premier all-rounder of the world was banned by International Cricket Council (ICC) for two years, one year of that suspended due to his failure to report the corrupt approaches.
Therefore, since being appointed as captain, Mominul didn’t get the service of the Shakib, which hampered the team combination always and Bangladesh ended up losing three Tests of World Test Champions by innings margin against India and Pakistan. As a captain Mominul only won one Test against Zimbabwe at home in last year’s February.
Mominul in fact didn’t get all senior players simultaneously in the team since he was appointed as captain.
With Mahmudullah Riyad not being in the Test plan of head coach Russell Domingo, the team was already without one senior player. Thereby, Shakib’s inclusion was a huge relief for Mominul, who is keen to win the two-match Test series against West Indies to open their account in the ICC World Test Championship.
