WATCH: Bangladesh All-Rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz Donates ‘Player Of The Series’ Prize Money To Rickshaw Puller Who Lost Life In Nation’s Political Uprising
Bangladesh all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz won the ‘Player of the Series’ award after his side’s historic 2-0 whitewash of Pakistan. It was Bangladesh’s first-ever Test series win over Pakistan and Miraz was their leading wicket-taker with 10 wickets in 2 Tests at an averag of 18.6.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz also scored a brilliant 78 in a 165-run partnership with centurion and ‘Player of the Match’ in 2nd Test Litton Das to lift his side from 26 for 6 in the first innings and ensure a six-wicket win for the visitors. At the presentation ceremony, Mehidy Hasan Miraz dedicated the award and the prize money to the student protestors, including a rickshaw puller who lost his life during the political uprising in Bangladesh.
“You know there have been problems in Bangladesh – I dedicate this award to the student protestors…A rickshaw-puller was hurt in the violence, and eventually died. I want to gift this award to his family,” Miraz said at the presentation ceremony.
WATCH Mehidy Hasan Miraz dedicate his ‘Player of the Series’ award to rickshaw puller HERE…
Mehidy Miraz donated all his prize winnings to the family of the rickshaw puller who was martyred in the fight for Bangladesh 2.0 pic.twitter.com/LKyc1QN7ve
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“I’m really happy, first time out of the country that I have got a Man of the Series award. It is a tough job playing as all rounder, but I just wanted to rotate strike and enjoyed batting with Mushi (Mushfiqur Rahman) and Litton Das,” he said.
He also praised the team management for backing him. “The team is very happy with my performance, they keep supporting me. This moment is one of the happiest for me,” Miraz added.
The 10-wicket victory in the first match marked Bangladesh’s maiden Test win over Pakistan. A repeat of this performance in the second Test solidified a historic achievement for the team. This series victory is also Bangladesh’s first Test series win (of two matches or more) against a team other than Zimbabwe and the West Indies, according to the ICC.
The win has boosted Bangladesh in the ICC World Test Championship standings, propelling them to No. 4 with a points percentage of 45.83, leapfrogging England.
