Mominul Haque step down from Test Captaincy

Mominul Haque Showrabh quits his test captaincy today. At the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui, Bangladesh begun the year with a victory over Tom Latham's New Zealand. However, the Tigers have failed to perform under his guidance since then. Following that, defeats against Sri Lanka and South Africa did not assist to regain his position. Mominul's batting skills have also declined rapidly. The left-handed batsman said that his lack of form makes leading Bangladesh at the top level more difficult.

Mominul has scored 912 runs in 17 Tests as captain, at an average of well over 31. Bangladesh won three of 17 Tests under Mominul Haque, losing 12 and drawing two. He has led the team in the longest format since October 2019, was overloaded by leadership expectations as a result, He struggled with the bat as well; he has an average of 16.20 in 2022.

Bangladesh started 2022 with a historic victory over New Zealand at Mount Maunganui, but they went on to lose four of their next five Tests, notably series losses with South Africa and Sri Lanka. Mominul spoke with BCB president Nazmul Hassan following the loss in the second Test against Sri Lanka in Mirpur last week, expressing his desire to stand aside from the leadership in order to focus on his batting.