Bangladesh team manager Rabeed Imam reminded all-rounder Mehedi Hasan Miraz to check the honours board at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Monday, as the latter was waiting to face the media in the Mixed Zone following their Champions Trophy game against New Zealand.

Miraz was quick to respond to that, leaving his seat to get a glimpse of his and his teammates' achievements at the venue.

Perhaps that was the type of escape even Miraz was waiting for, especially just minutes after Bangladesh's run in the Champions Trophy ended with a game in hand -- following the five-wicket defeat against the Black Caps.

Rabeed showed Miraz his name on the honours board for a five-wicket haul he got during the second Test against hosts Pakistan in September last year. As Miraz glanced through, Rabeed reminded Miraz that he had written his name on the board with a pen -- which had now turned into golden printed letters.

The effort that saw Miraz have his name on the honours board was during a historic series for Bangladesh when the Tigers had whitewashed Pakistan 2-0 -- the Tigers' first-ever Test series win on Pakistan soil.

For a moment, Miraz probably was able to block out how their hopes of becoming winners of the Champions Trophy had fallen flat as he saw his and pacer Hasan Mahmud's names on that board.

Miraz moved on to the next board and found Mushfiqur Rahim and Liton Das' names on the board for Test hundreds -- the two other Bangladeshi who had hit centuries during that Pakistan tour.

"I had scored two 80s (77 in the first Test and 78 in the second) here. Otherwise, my name could also be there," Miraz regretted.

"We played extraordinary in that Test series. It was a massive achievement for Bangladesh," he added.

Miraz then threw a question to a few Bangladeshi journalists who were present during that time. "Why don't we have honours board in our country?" questioned the Bangladesh vice-captain.

It seemed as if Miraz took respite in the fond memories after yet another abysmal ICC event for Bangladesh.

It remains a question whether Miraz's urge to have honour boards in the country, probably at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, would be fulfilled. But before that, the question that needs an immediate answer is what can be done to bounce back from the type of cricket that Bangladesh have been playing in recent times, especially in major ICC events.