Mashrafe Bin Mortaza

Mashrafe Bin Mortaza (Bengali: মাশরাফি বিন মুর্তজা) (born 5 October 1983 in Narail District, Jessore) is a Bangladeshi cricketer and politician. He made his test dubut in the national side in late 2001 against Zimbabwe without playing a One Day International. Mortaza captained his country in one Test and seven One Day Internationals (ODIs) between 2009 and 2010. He was the captain of Dhaka Gladiators.

Mashrafe Bin Mortaza
মাশরাফি বিন মর্তুজা

Mashrafe in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Mashrafe Bin Mortaza
Born	(1983-10-05) 5 October 1983 (age 41) Narail District, Khulna, Bangladesh
Nickname	Mash,[1] Koushik,[2] Narail Express[3]
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [4]
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Bangladesh (2001– Present)
Test debut (cap 19)	8 November 2001 v Zimbabwe
Last Test	9 July 2009 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 53)	23 November 2001 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI	6 March 2020 v Zimbabwe
ODI shirt no.	2
Last T20I	6 April 2017 v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2002–present	Khulna Division
2009	Kolkata Knight Riders
2012–2013	Dhaka Gladiators
2015–2016	Comilla Victorians
2017–present	Rangpur Riders
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC Matches 36 220 54 57 Runs scored 797 1,787 377 1,458 Batting average 12.86 13.74 13.46 15.68 100s/50s 0/3 0/1 0/0 1/6 Top score 79 51* 36 132* Balls bowled 5,990 10,922 1,139 8,970 Wickets 78 270 42 135 Bowling average 41.52 32.93 36.36 35.06 5 wickets in innings 0 1 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 4/60 6/26 4/19 4/27 Catches/stumpings 9/– 62/– 10/– 24/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 10 May 2020
Member of Parliament, Jatiya Sangsad
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 January 2019
Preceded by	Hafizur Rahman
Constituency	Narail-2
Majority	3,17,844 (2018)[5]
Personal details
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Political party	Awami League
Spouse(s)	Sumona Haque Sumi [6]
Children	2 (1 daughter, 1 son)
Mother	Hamida Mortaza
Father	Golam Mortaza
Residence	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Education	Jahangirnagar University
Alma mater	BSc in Philosophy
Occupation	Politician, Cricketer
Net worth	US$ 1.5 million [7]
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Personal life

Mortaza was born in the Narail District of Bangladesh. He completed his Secondary School Certificate (SSC) from Narail Government High School in 2001 and Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) from Narail Victoria College in 2003. Then he got himself admitted into Department of Philosophy at the Jahangirnagar University in 2003-04 for his bachelor's degree. ^[8]

Mortaza married Sumona Haque Sumi in 2006. Both they have a son and daughter.^[6]