BCL will help me develop as a Test captain- Mominul
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|| CF Correspondent ||
Bangladesh Test skipper Mominul Haque believe playing in the Bangladesh Cricket League, country’s lone franchise-based first-class competition, will provide him an opportunity to develop him leading the national side in the longer format.
‘’As a captain now I can watch well, how they play and get to know their attitude. So I think it is good opportunity [to learn as a Test captain],’’ Mominul told reporters at Mirpur on Monday.
‘’I won’t get the bowlers in Tests that I will have in BCL or maybe not all of them and so I will have to adjust accordingly [in order of using them in Test],’’ he said, who was handed over the Test captaincy after Shakib was handed ban by the ICC.
BCB made it mandatory for every national cricketers will be part of BCL The zonal based four-team tournament will start at different venues of the country from Friday with an aim to give a preparation platform for Test probable ahead of the Pakistan series.
In the first round of matches, BCB South Zone will take on BCB North Zone in Chattogram Zohur Ahmed Stadium while Islamic Bank East Zone will take on Walton Central Zone at Sher-e- Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.
BCB decided to change the domestic calendar and move forward BCL this year because of the upcoming Test series against Pakistan, scheduled from Feburay7, as the board wants to prepare the Test players by playing the four-day
