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Mominul hopes for the Australia-New Zealand Test Series

Bangladesh Test skipper Mominul Haque believes that the Test Championship matches will not be cancelled and will take place when the situation of coronavirus improves.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic cricket calendar has been shattered worldwide. Cricket Board all around the world standstill their all cricketing events to an indefinite time. Bangladesh has also mutually agreed to postpone the Australia and New Zealand Test Championship series.

Bangladesh were scheduled to play two Tests against New Zealand in August at home that was part of ICC Test Championship fixture.
On the other hand, Australia Test skipper Tim Paine said that their two-match Test series against Bangladesh that is also part of the ICC Test Championship can be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic that gripped the whole world.

But the Test skipper of Bangladesh is not losing his hope and belives that despite being postponed of all cricketing events it may again happen after the situation gets improves.

"Obviously the cricket calendar has been shattered. But I believe that as it is part of Test Championship so nobody can just say that the matches will not take place any more. The matches might take place after two or three months, can also happen in next year," Mominul was quoted in NTV, country's leading private TV channel on Monday.

The left-handed batsman also motivating his team members by avoiding negative thoughts and thinking that the matches will take place in a convenient time.

"Everyone has to think that the match will take place, like this everyone will be motivated. If we think that the match will get cancelled then it is difficult to motivate."

During this lockdown being at home, Mominul is doing his core exercise, spending time with his family. He thinks that having time to spend with family is not what cricketers get often as they have to busy with match and field practice. But then again he misses his cricket so much that he sometimes feels when this boredom will pass, when he will join his teammates in the field.

"I'm having daily conversation with my family. I am not considering that the matches will not take place. I'm thinking that the matches will happen but it going to be a bit late. It's a great opportunity for every cricket players as they don't get to spend much time with their family, so trying to get with family but then again missing cricket a lot, missing playing a lot. I'm desperate to go on the field and start practising batting, try to practice at home every day. Don't know how long we have to spend like this," Mominul said that

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