Mominul labels losing wickets to spinners as ‘crime’
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Bangladesh captain Mominul Haque appeared to be baffled by the way his batters collapsed against a style of bowling they are used to. Test captain has called losing wickets to spinners in away series a "crime."
“We are used to playing spin in Bangladesh and we also know that (in) Durban the spinners work,” he said at the post-match presentation.
“I think it is crime to come abroad and give wickets to the spinners. I think you cannot give wickets to the spinners [playing in condition like South Africa]. So, the blame has to come on us. It is nothing but a batting failure,” said Mominul who scored a duck and a two in the two innings.
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Mominul said Bangladesh had batted “really well” in the first innings when they made 298 but had played too many loose shots in the second innings and had failed to build partnerships.
“We didn’t look for the result, we just tried to play the last session. Unfortunately we lost three wickets.”
The Bangladesh captain defended his decision to send South Africa in to bat after winning the toss. “Our fast bowlers have been doing very well and there was moisture in the wicket.”
Mominul praised the effort of his bowlers in both innings but said allowing South Africa’s last two wickets to add 69 runs in the first innings had proved costly.
