DHAKA (Reuters) – An out-of-form Mominul Haque has stepped down as Bangladesh test captain within the wake of their dwelling sequence loss in opposition to Sri Lanka, in keeping with media stories.
The 30-year-old, who has led the facet since October 2019, has appeared below stress and managed solely 162 runs from six matches this yr, with only one half-century.
He managed a mere 11 runs in three innings in opposition to Sri Lanka, who received the two-test sequence 1-0 final month.
“I felt that captaining a facet is hard when I’m not scoring and the group just isn’t successful. I feel it’s best to give up the captaincy,” Mominul informed reporters after assembly Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Nazmul Hassan on Tuesday.
“I really feel I ought to deal with my batting.”
“It wasn’t a tough determination. A captain has to contribute, in any other case it brings quite a lot of stress. The board president informed me to remain on however I do not need to be the captain.”
The BCB is but to call a substitute, however media stories 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 as the test captain.
“Shakib was once captain in all three codecs, however now I’ve to know what’s he accessible for,” Hassan informed the Daily Star newspaper.
“He can’t make last-minute choices about his availability when he’s the captain.”
Bangladesh’s subsequent test project is a two-match sequence within the West Indies later this month.
(Reporting by Amlan Chakraborty in New Delhi; enhancing by Bradley Perrett)
