Mominul’s second century on foreign soil. Former Bangladesh Test captain Mominul Haque Saurav scored his 13th Test century. He reached this milestone in the first session of the second Test against India in Kanpur. This was Mominul’s second century on foreign soil and his first against India on their home ground. With this, Mominul broke a 15-month century drought, with his last century coming in 2023 in a Test against Afghanistan.
Mominul Haque Saurav is undoubtedly one of Bangladesh’s best Test batsmen. He started his career so brilliantly that scoring centuries became a regular “day at the office” for him. However, as time passed, his bat seemed to lose its color. Known as the “Bradman of Bengal,” Mominul has always tried to contribute to the team, even though he hasn’t been scoring as regularly as before.
But when his team needed him most in Kanpur, he delivered. Facing the pace of Siraj and Bumrah, along with the spin of Ashwin and Jadeja, Mominul brought up his 13th century, and his second on foreign soil.
Despite performing exceptionally well at home, Mominul struggled to score centuries abroad in the early part of his career. In 2021, he broke that pattern with a 127-run innings against Sri Lanka in Kandy. Prior to this, Mominul’s performances in three Tests and six innings in India yielded scores of 37, 7, 0, 0, 0, and 13, totaling 57 runs. He even set the unwanted record of being dismissed for zero in both innings of a single Test match as captain, also on Indian soil. However, this time, he silenced all critics by securing the much-desired century.
Mominul made his international Test debut in 2013 in Galle against Sri Lanka. Up until this match, he had played 61 Test matches, scoring 4,156 runs in 119 innings at an average of 37.8, with 12 centuries, the most by any Bangladeshi batsman. With his 13th century, Mominul has further solidified his position and has also met the high expectations of Bangladeshi cricket fans, earning his reputation as the “Bradman of Bengal.”
