Mehidy Hasan Miraz made the headlines after helping Bangladesh register a memorable victory over India in the first ODI of the three-match series. While chasing India's 186, Miraz's 51-run stand with Mustafizur Rahman at the 10th wicket sealed the contest with four overs to spare. Mehidy Miraz seemed to take his level one step further, and even some of his numbers indicate that he has been the best all-rounder for Bangladesh in 2022. Let's take a look at some key figures that make Miraz different from others. Miraz's overall all-round statistics so far in 2022 It may come as a surprise to many Tigers' cricket fans that Mehidy Hasan Miraz has a better record than other Bangladesh all-rounders for the national side in 2022. Miraz's overall performance across formats has been impressive, in some cases even better than Shakib's. Let's take an example from his bowling figure. Miraz is the most successful bowler for the Tigers this year with 45 wickets in 25 matches, 11 more than second-placed Shakib Al Hasan, who has played 26 games. Read More: Mehidy, Fizz carry Bangladesh to nailbiting win over India  Bangladesh's top three wicket takers (across formats) in 2022 Player Matches Wickets BBI Ave Mehidy Hasan Miraz 25 45 4/29 30.28 Shakib Al Hasan 26 34 5/36 29.41 Ebadot Hossain 13 33 6/46 32.66 Mehidy Miraz’s performance with the bat has been pretty noticeable considering his batting position. Except for a few cases when the team management wants to experiment by sending Miraz to open the innings, he usually bats at Nos. 7 and 8, and sometimes even at No. 9. Miraz doesn’t get enough chances to contribute heavily with the bat. But whenever he gets an opportunity, he tries to capitalize on it, especially in recent games. Fans praise Miraz after his effective performance against India yesterday, but nobody shouldn’t forget his record-breaking stand with Afif Hossain in the seventh wicket, which helped Bangladesh register a magnificent victory over Afghanistan earlier this year. It seems Miraz is enjoying taking responsibility with the bat, and he is currently in the seventh position in the most run scorers chart for Bangladesh in 2022 with 481 runs to his name. This number is simply outstanding considering his batting position. Miraz is second among all-rounders, trailing only Sahkib Al Hasan (755). But Shakib plays at the top of the order or higher middle-order sometimes, which everyone needs to consider. Afif Hossain, who has four international wickets this year, is second in the most run scorers chart overall. However, Afif has mostly been used as a part-time bowler for Bangladesh. Besides, Mehidy Miraz’s best knock so far this year is 81, which is also better than Shakib’s 77. Read More: Had only winning in mind: Mehidy Way Forward Mehidy Miraz, whom many consider the future captain of Bangladesh, is enjoying shouldering extra responsibility lately. His recent numbers on the international scene have been impressive, and anyone can dare to compare him with Shakib Al Hasan. Miraz is certainly one of the best all-rounders in Bangladesh at the moment, if not the best.

Shakib Al Hasan had an outstanding start to the first ODI against India, striking twice in his opening over. This proved to be extremely costly for India, as they lost their captain and star batter - Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli - in a matter of three balls during the 11th over. Shakib surprised Rohit with a straight delivery that he had been expecting to spin - costing him his stumps for 27 off 31 balls. Moments later, Shakib had another triumph as Bangladesh's newly appointed ODI captain Liton Das leapt to his right and grasped an incredible catch at cover that the crowd of Mirpur would remember for years to come. Kohli was the unfortunate victim, dismissed by Shakib. Read more: Bangladesh opts for bowling in first ODI vs India Virat was clearly taken aback by Liton’s extraordinary fielding effort that departed him on 9 runs off 15 balls. Prior to Shakib Al Hasan's successful first over, Mehidy Hasan Miraz had already contributed to India's downfall by removing Shikhar Dhawan from the game - the first wicket to fall. Liton won the toss for Bangladesh and sent India to bat first in the first ODI match of BAN vs India Series 2022.  Read more: Bangladesh vs India Series 2022: Full Fixtures, Squads, H2H Records