Bangladesh has been doing well recently, with their ODI captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza galvanising the unit. While the team was flourishing in the one-day format, it felt like Mushfiqur Rahim’s contributions were undermined, but the Telegraph of the United Kingdom set that right when they ranked the Test skipper as the fourth best current captain. In an article published on their website that rated the Test captains, Mushfiqur was placed ahead of stalwarts like Australia’s Michael Clarke, India’s Virat Kohli, South Africa’s Hashim Amla and England’s very own Alastair Cook.
Ahead of him were Sri Lanka’s Angelo Mathews at number three, New Zealand’s Brendon McCullum at second, while Pakistan’s Misbahul Haq was at the top.
Of Mushfiqur, they wrote, “In the past, Bangladesh have often looked beaten before they walked onto the field. But under Mushfiqur, their bullish, street-fighting wicketkeeper, they now go out expecting to win; or at least, compete. They are the fastest-improving team in international cricket, and becoming incredibly hard to beat on their own turf: they have lost just two of their last 12 Tests at home. Their next visitors? Australia.”
RANKINGS
1. Misbahul Haq (PAK)
2. Brendon McCullum (NZ)
3. Angelo Mathews (SL)
4. Mushfiqur Rahim (BAN)
5. Alastair Cook (ENG)
6. Hashim Amla (SA)
7. Virat Kohli (IND)
8. Michael Clarke (AUS)
9. Denesh Ramdin (WI)
10. Nobody (ZIM)
-With The Daily Star input
