Although he did not know deeply, Virat Kohli knew about Test cricket in Bangladesh. He had no doubts about his ability. Doubts were raised about the dedication to Test cricket. “Progress will depend on how much cricketers value Test cricket,” the Indian captain said after winning the day-night Test in Eden.
Muminul Haque Sourav is the only example of the importance that Kohli said. In whose presence Bangladesh got Subatas in white dress cricket. Muminul has gained confidence by releasing the fountain of run at 22 yards. Received the badge of Test Specialist.
But when the responsibility of the whole team fell on his small shoulder, Muminul got lost in the deep sea. Muminul Dikhara is a sailor of a ship lost to Kulkanara. Many questions are being raised about one’s own ability. Being strongly criticized. That is why Muminul ‘survived’ by giving up that responsibility.
Two and a half years have passed between the two periods without getting the captaincy. During this two and a half year journey, Muminul was unprepared from beginning to end, he was capricious, he was a warrior without shield and sword, he was imaginative.
Muminul suddenly got the responsibility due to Shakib’s ban. He became the choice of BCB without seeing the way. Muminul himself was surprised to be given the responsibility, he did not hesitate to admit, ‘Honestly, I was not ready at all because I would be the captain. I never thought I would be the captain of Bangladesh. ‘
The unprepared journey began with a tour of India. Where the believer has to face the test while wearing. After losing badly in Indore and Eden Tests, the whole team understands where Bangladesh stands in Test cricket. Muminul himself understood the pain of captaincy. From the decision of the toss to the report of the match. At the end of the tour, he had to hear, “Bangladesh team is ‘ordinary’, their presentation is ‘ordinary’, the technique is ‘ordinary’,” said Sunil Gavaskar.
Then that helpless surrender again on the Pakistan tour. When Bangladesh was in Pakistan, the youth team won the World Cup in South Africa. Congratulating the team that won the country’s first world title in cricket, Mominul Befans said, “We should learn from the youth team. We should learn from the way they fought on the field, the patience they showed. ”
After leading in three Tests, Mominul lost to weak Zimbabwe at home. Then Covid’s push. After a long break in between, the believers are entertaining the West Indies. Chittagong and Dhaka lost the series 2-0. Their own field, their own wickets, their own conditions but the West Indies flying the flag of victory from the plan.
After that, the pressure on Muminul increased with the series loss in Pallakelle, the series win in Zimbabwe and the series rate against Pakistan. However, Muminul reached the seventh heaven in what his team did in New Zealand this year. His team conquered Mount Manganui fort. Which was Bangladesh’s first international match win on New Zealand soil.
Then just failure and failure. As the procession grows longer, so does the pile of criticism. Where the slightest success is hidden. The sun of personality is setting. Muminul cannot be an ideal leader not only in the success and failure of the field, but also outside the field. His words revealed a huge deficit in team management. The statistics are also simple, with 12 wins compared to three wins in 16 Tests. There are 2 draws.
Batsman Muminul also lost under the pressure of team management. It will be clear in these statistics how much the captaincy has affected Muminul’s performance. Muminul scored 912 runs in 18 matches as captain. The batting average is 31.44. Got 3 centuries. He has scored 2613 runs in 36 Tests at an average of 41.46 before becoming the captain. There were 6 centuries.
Muminul did not write the beginning of the sad captaincy tour. But Muminul finished. Bangladesh needs batsman Mominul more than captain Mominul.
