Mominul Haque faces the unusual problem of being one of the leading Test batsmen in Bangladesh but without a guaranteed place in other formats. However, he has said he is working hard on improving his strike-rate by increasing his range of shots.
Mominul Test average, 63.05 in 23 innings, dwarfs his numbers in ODIs - an average of 23.60 in 24 innings - but his real concern is the 74.58 career strike-rate in ODIs. In the World Cup, he scored just four runs in two innings against Afghanistan and Sri Lanka though he batted in vastly different situations. He was picked in the 14-man squad against Pakistan, but with other batsmen having done better than him, he would have to bide his time.
In the 15 innings he has batted so far at No 3, Mominul has a slightly better average but his strike-rate remains almost the same. He has batted at a strike-rate of over 100 in only six innings, and none of those crossed the 60-run mark. His Test numbers are significantly better, having become the fastest batsman to reach 1,000 Test runs for Bangladesh last year.
Mominul became the seventh batsman after Everton Weekes, Alec Stewart, Matthew Hayden, Jacques Kallis, Simon Katich and Kumar Sangakkara to have 50-plus scores in nine consecutive Tests. He is also only the fourth batsman after Weekes, Sunil Gavaskar and Mark Taylor to score 50-plus eleven times in his first 12 Tests.
But since the Test series against Zimbabwe ended in November 2014, Bangladesh have only thought in terms of ODIs. After his twin failures in the World Cup and with Soumya Sarkar grabbing the opportunity at No 3, it was coach Chandika Hathurusingha who indicated that Mominul has to wait for his chance as Sarkar has been convincing in the position.
"Mominul has to wait at this stage," Hathurusingha said in Sydney in March. "I think you will see a lot more of Soumya [Sarkar] than Mominul [Haque] at No 3. Mominul is our next batter in the squad. Going forward, he can play a role in one-day cricket. He is a very good player, but he is not suitable for our combination at this stag
Mominul Test average, 63.05 in 23 innings, dwarfs his numbers in ODIs - an average of 23.60 in 24 innings - but his real concern is the 74.58 career strike-rate in ODIs. In the World Cup, he scored just four runs in two innings against Afghanistan and Sri Lanka though he batted in vastly different situations. He was picked in the 14-man squad against Pakistan, but with other batsmen having done better than him, he would have to bide his time.
In the 15 innings he has batted so far at No 3, Mominul has a slightly better average but his strike-rate remains almost the same. He has batted at a strike-rate of over 100 in only six innings, and none of those crossed the 60-run mark. His Test numbers are significantly better, having become the fastest batsman to reach 1,000 Test runs for Bangladesh last year.
Mominul became the seventh batsman after Everton Weekes, Alec Stewart, Matthew Hayden, Jacques Kallis, Simon Katich and Kumar Sangakkara to have 50-plus scores in nine consecutive Tests. He is also only the fourth batsman after Weekes, Sunil Gavaskar and Mark Taylor to score 50-plus eleven times in his first 12 Tests.
But since the Test series against Zimbabwe ended in November 2014, Bangladesh have only thought in terms of ODIs. After his twin failures in the World Cup and with Soumya Sarkar grabbing the opportunity at No 3, it was coach Chandika Hathurusingha who indicated that Mominul has to wait for his chance as Sarkar has been convincing in the position.
"Mominul has to wait at this stage," Hathurusingha said in Sydney in March. "I think you will see a lot more of Soumya [Sarkar] than Mominul [Haque] at No 3. Mominul is our next batter in the squad. Going forward, he can play a role in one-day cricket. He is a very good player, but he is not suitable for our combination at this stag
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