Since
the announcement of the Bangladesh cricket squad for the upcoming Asia Cup 2018,
Mominul Haque has been in talks. Despite his eye catching performance during Bangladesh
A’s recent tour of Ireland, the diminutive player was not selected in the
squad. He scored 297 runs at an average of 74.25 in four innings, with his career
best List A innings of 183 off 133 balls. The 26-year-old player has so far
played 26 ODIs, last of which is played during the 2015 World Cup.
That
is why, when cricket loves saw him not being selected in the squad, they became
surprised and at the same time angry. They even raised the question of their
selection process. However, he has been added to the Asia Cup squad as the 16th
player. The main reason behind taking him to the squad is to keep him as backup
to several players carrying injuries. The best thing of Mominul Haque is that he
can play in top order, either as an opener or in one-down position. His
inclusion will help the selectors to replace any of the injured players in the
tournament.
Opener
Tamim Iqbal, all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and uncapped player Nazmul Hossain are
carrying injuries. For this reason, their participation in the 14th
edition of the Asia Cup is uncertain. Shakib, the premier all-rounder, in a
recent interview with The Daily Star said he is 20-30 percent fit. However, his
statement has been denied by Coach Steve Rhodes saying that the player is a lot
fitter than that. Rhodes also said, “He is not fully fit. But if he plays
anything like he played in the Caribbean, then that will be a massive asset to
Bangladesh cricket.”
Shakib
wanted to skip the Asia Cup and go under a finger surgery. But because of the
insistence of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), he agreed to play in the
tournament, delaying his surgery till October when they will host Zimbabwe.
Bangladesh
has been drafted along with Sri Lanka and Afghanistan in this six-nation tournament,
which will kick off from September 15 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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