5 most underappreciated batsmen in the sport

Mominul Haque

Mominul is emerging as a very classy batsman

Bangladesh have come a long way from where they were a decade and a half ago and their rise has been powered by batsmen like Tamim Iqbal and Mushfiqur Rahim. But the next big hope for Bangladesh cricket going forward is Mominul Haque who once averaged over 50 in Test cricket.

Mominul is short in stature but is blessed with great timing and has shown a great appetite for getting runs. He first made a big impression with a knock of 181 against New Zealand in 2013.

The 26-year old was prolific in getting half-centuries initially in his career. But he could not always convert starts into big scores. That seems to be changing and recently, he accomplished a big feat by scoring hundreds in each innings of a Test against Sri Lanka at Chittagong.

Overall, with six Test hundreds and a very impressive average of over 46, Mominul seems to be on his way to become the great batsmen Bangladesh would need to reach a higher level of performance. While yet to get a big score outside Bangladesh, fifties in New Zealand, West Indies and South Africa suggest there is no dearth of potential.

While he may not have the same kind of exciting stroke-play that Tamim or Mushfiqur have, when it comes to ability and hunger for scoring runs, Mominul may well turn out to be Bangladesh’s best bet.