Mominul Haque Height, Age, Wife, Family, Biography
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Hometown: Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
Wife: Fariha Basher Nazifa
Age: 33 Years
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Other name | Muminul Showrav |
Nickname | Showrab |
Profession | Cricketer (Batsman) |
Physical Stats | |
Height (approx.) | 5' 3" (161 cm) |
Eye Colour | Black |
Hair Colour | Black |
Cricket | |
International Debut | ODI- On 30 November 2012 vs West Indies at Khulna Test- On 8 March 2013 vs Sri Lanka at Galle T20- On 10 December 2012 vs West Indies at Mirpur |
Jersey Number | #7 (Bangladesh) |
Domestic/State Team | First-class • Dhaka Division • Chittagong Division BPL • Fortune Barishal • Sylhet Strikers • Rajshahi Royals • Durdanto Dhaka • Comilla Victorians |
Coach/Mentor | Mohammad Salahuddin |
Batting Style | Left hand Bat |
Bowling Style | Slow Left arm Orthodox |
Records (main ones) | • The first Bangladeshi batsman to score 10 centuries in Test cricket • The first Bangladesh player to score centuries in both innings of a Test match (against Sri Lanka in January 2018) • The Second Bangladeshi batsman to hit a Test century against India (September 2024) • The second Bangladesh batsman after Tamim Iqbal to hit centuries in two consecutive Test matches (against New Zealand in 2013) |
Awards, Achievements | • Wisden India's one of the six Cricketers of the Year 2015 • Man of the series (Bangladesh vs New Zealand 2013) |
Personal Life | |
Date of Birth | 29 September 1991 (Sunday) |
Age (as of 2024) | 33 Years |
Birthplace | Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh |
Zodiac sign | Libra |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Hometown | Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh |
School | Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan (BKSP), Bangladesh |
Religion | Islam |
Food Habit | Non-vegetarian |
Hobbies | Travelling, Listening Music |
Social Media | • Instagram |
Relationships & More | |
Marital Status | Married |
Marriage Place | Mirpur |
Marriage Date | 19 April 2019 |
Family | |
Wife/Spouse | Fariha Basher Nazifa |
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Some Lesser Known Facts About Mominul Haque
- He made his First-Class debut in 2008 for Dhaka Division against Chittagong Division at Fatullah in the National Cricket League.
- Mominul’s List-A debut came for the Dhaka Division against Barisal Division at Savar in 2009.
- Mominul was part of Bangladesh’s Under-19 squad for the 2010 U-19 World Cup in New Zealand. In the same year, he was included in the National Cricket Academy.
- Mominul’s turning point in his career came during the Bangladesh A team’s tour of the West Indies series; he scored 150 runs in the very first match of the series. Later, his back-to-back centuries in the domestic circuit earned him a call from the national team.
- Mominul played for Barisal Burners (now Fortune Barishal) in the first season of the Bangladesh Premier League in 2012.
- Mominul scored a half-century in his debut test innings against Sri Lanka at Galle in 2013; he scored 55 runs off 83 balls.
- Mominul’s maiden test century came against New Zealand in Chittagong in 2013. He scored 181 in the innings, the highest-ever maiden century scored by a Bangladeshi batter.
- After his brilliant performances during the Bangladesh vs New Zealand series, Mominul was rewarded with a monetary prize of Tk200,000 by the then State Minister for Youth and Sports Ahad Ali Sarkar in 2013.
- Mominul was named the captain and led the Bangladesh A side in 2015.
- He is the fastest Bangladeshi batter to reach the 1000-run mark in test cricket; it took him 21 innings to reach the milestone.
- Mominul holds the record of scoring 11 half-centuries consecutively.
- Mominul was nicknamed Showrab by his teammates because his playing style was similar to Sourav Ganguly.
- In 2015, Mominul became the fifth batsman to score a half-century in at least one inning of a Test match in 11 consecutive matches.
- Mominul was appointed the captain of Bangladesh’s test team in 2019 after the ICC banned Shakib Al Hasan for two years. Mominul’s first series as the captain was a two-match tour of India in November 2019.
- In 2020, Mominul led the Bangladesh test team to victory for the first time as the captain against Zimbabwe. He also scored his first century as a captain and equalled the record of Tamim Iqbal‘s nine Test centuries.
- In 2022, Bangladesh recorded their first victory on New Zealand’s soil and even their first win against New Zealand in test cricket under the captaincy of Mominul.
- In 2024, Mominul made headlines after he scored a test-century against India during the Bangladesh tour of India series. He also became the second batsman from Bangladesh’s side to score a test century against India.
- As of 2024, Mominul has scored 13 test centuries, the most by any Bangladeshi player.