India in Bangladesh: Mominul Haque Not Eyeing AB de Villiers' Record of Consecutive Test Fifties
India and Bangladesh face off in one-off Test from Wednesday. Bangladesh batsman Mominul Haque shares the second spot with Sir Viv Richards, Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag for 11 consecutive Test match fifties. AB de Villiers leads the list with 12.
On the verge of equalling AB de Villiers' record of half-centuries in 12 consecutive Tests, Bangladesh batsman Mominul Haque said he is merely eyeing a good performance against India in the one-off match starting on Wednesday and the milestone is not on his mind. (Bangladesh Team Manager Returns After Resignation Drama)
"You remind me of it (the record) but then I forget about it. I don't feel pressure. I will not think about it after you all go from here. I will try not to remember it next time too," Mominul was quoted as saying by 'ESPNCricinfo'.
De Villiers notched up his fifties between 2012 and 2014. Mominul's run began in 2013 and he is one short of equalling de Villiers. (India Bowlers in Focus at Training Session in Dhaka)
"I am nowhere near him (de Villiers). You know he is the king of all forms of cricket. I don't think of myself as his competitor. I am not thinking about who I will sit next to, or not. I will try to achieve a similar target that I have had in previous matches," Mominul said. (McGrath Backs India to be Lethal Against Bangladesh)
"I will prepare similarly so that I can fulfill the expectation of the public and my own target."
Mominul expects the wicket to be slow in the match against India.
"I think the wicket will be on the slower side. I will see on Wednesday how the wicket behaves. I don't get wickets much. I try to play this way." (Litton Das Likely to Keep Wickets for Hosts in One-Off Test)