Mashrafe Mortaza
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Mashrafe Bin Mortaza (Bengali: মাশরাফী বিন মোর্তজা; born 5 October 1983), popularly known as the Narail Express, is a Bangladeshi politician and former international cricketer who captained in all three formats of the game for the Bangladesh national cricket team and currently serves as a Member of Parliament of Narail-2 district.[7] He is widely regarded as the most successful captain for Bangladesh in ODI and T20 formats.[8][9]
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Whip of Bangladesh Parliament | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assumed office 22 January 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Member of Bangladesh Parliament | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assumed office 3 January 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Hafizur Rahman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Constituency | Narail-2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1983-10-05) 5 October 1983 (age 40) Narail, Khulna, Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Political party | Bangladesh Awami League | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Sumona Haque Sumi[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children | 2 (1 daughter, 1 son) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence(s) | Dhaka, Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Education | Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | Jahangirnagar University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Politician, cricketer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nickname | Mash,[3] Koushik,[4] Narail Express[5] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [6] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right arm Fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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National side |
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Test debut (cap 19) | 8 November 2001 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 9 July 2009 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 54) | 23 November 2001 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 6 March 2020 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI shirt no. | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 4) | 28 November 2006 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 6 April 2017 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I shirt no. | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2002–present | Khulna Division | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009-2010 | Kolkata Knight Riders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Dhaka Gladiators | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Comilla Victorians | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | Rangpur Riders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Dhaka Platoon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | Gemcon Khulna | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | Minister Group Dhaka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023–2024 | Sylhet Strikers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 7 January 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
He started this test debut against Zimbabwe in 2001. He impressed Andy Roberts, who was then coaching Bangladesh and was drafted into the Test side - in his debut first-class game. In 2006, Mashrafe was the world's highest wicket-taker in ODIs, collecting 49 wickets in total.[10] He was the Man-of-the-match in the match against India in the 2007 Cricket World Cup.[11] He took four wickets that game and knocked out India from the group stage. Mashrafe was picked up by the Kolkata Knight Riders for $600,000 in IPL 2009.[12] Mashrafe debuted as a captain after the 2009 T20 World Cup, where he captained Bangladesh against West Indies and Zimbabwe and won both them by a huge margin. But an ankle injury forced him to hand over the captaincy duties to Shakib Al Hasan later. He suffered a tear in his knee ligament after that. This forced him to miss the 2011 Cricket World Cup.[13] After overcoming his injuries, Mashrafee took his position back in the squad after 4 years and captained Bangladesh to the 2015 Cricket World Cup, where they were able to reach the quarterfinals for the first time.[14] After getting knocked out by India at the quarterfianls in the World Cup, Mashrafe led his team back to back ODI series wins against Pakistan (3-0), India (2-1) and then world cup runners-up New Zealand (3-2) at home for the first time in their cricket history.[15] It eventually made them a dominant odi team in their home grounds. These results sealed a place for Bangladesh in the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy for the first time, where they finished off as semifinalists. His captaincy led Bangladesh Team to become the runners-up of the Asia Cup for two consecutive years (2016, 2018) but lost to India in both.[16] Throughout his career, Mashrafe has played a pivotal role in Bangladesh's rise as a competitive cricketing nation.[17]
Mashrafe won the first edition of Bangladesh Premier League as a captain in 2012 with Dhaka Gladiators. Mashrafe then joined Comilla Victorians in 2015 and won their first BPL title in 4 years. He also won the 2017 Bangladesh Premier League for third time as captain with Rangpur Riders, making him the most successful player at the tournament as a captain.
Mashrafe was ranked as one of the most famous athletes in the world on ESPN World Fame 100 in 2019.[18][19] According to Antiguan first-class cricketer Andy Roberts, Mashrafe is the most talented cricketer in Bangladesh.[20] He became only the fifth bowler in history to take 100 ODI wickets as a captain.[21][22] Mashrafe is also the first pace bowler in Bangladesh who bowled a delivery clocking over 147 km/h, which he did during a Test against New Zealand at Hamilton in 2001.[23][24] Mashrafe's career has been hampered by fifteen injuries as he has undergone a total of ten operations on his knees and ankles.[25][26] On 6 March 2020, Mashrafe, at the age of 37, announced his retirement from national team captaincy by playing the last match of the ODI series against Zimbabwe.[27]