Full name: Mashrafe Bin Mortaza

Birth date: October 5, 1983,

Birth place: Norail, Jessore, Bangladesh
Height: 6 feet 3 inches
Batting style: Right-handed
Bowling style: Right-arm fast-medium
Spouse: Sumona Haque Shumi
Mashrafe Bin Mortaza is a Bangladeshi cricketer and current captain of
the One Day and Twenty20 international for Bangladesh national
cricket team. He broke into the national side in late 2001 against
Zimbabwe and represented Bangladesh before having played a single
first-class match. Mortaza captained his country in one Test and seven
One Day Internationals (ODIs) between 2009 and 2010, however injury
meant he was in and out of the side.
Mortaza is considered one of the fastest bowlers produced by
Bangladesh, usually bowling in the mid-135s km/h, and regularly opens
the bowling. He is a useful lower-middle order batsman, with a firstclass century and three Test half centuries to his name. Mortaza's
career has been hampered by injuries and he has undergone a total of
ten operations on his knees and ankles.
Mortaza is the best fast-medium bowler in Bangladesh. He is a player
who has come from the root level of the countryside by selecting of
Grameen phone. He emerged as a most successful pace blower in
Bangladesh although he is the most sufferer player from injury in
Bangladesh Team.
Personal life:
Mortaza was born in the district of Narail in south-west Bangladesh.
Although he enjoyed playing sports such as football and badminton
from a young age sometimes going swimming in the nearby River
Chitra instead of doing school work In between playing cricket, Mortaza
got himself admitted into Department of Philosophy at the
Jahangirnagar University in 2003-04 session for his bachelor's degree.
Mortaza was more interested in cricket as a youth, especially batting.
In spite of this, his bowling is now his main attribute and his pace and
for his magnificent performance has gained him the nickname of the
"Narail Express".

Mortaza has been described as an open and animated character that

enjoys motorcycling. He used to travel from a local bridge onto the
tops of passing goods barges. He is very popular in his home town,
leading to him being dubbed their "Prince of Hearts". At Govt. Victoria
College, Narail, Mortaza met Sumona Haque Shumi, whom he married
in 2006. He has a daughter now. His daughter's name is Humaira
Mortaza. He also becomes a father of a son at 5 October 2014 named
Sahil.
Mashrafe Mortaza Career:
Mortaza made his debut in ODI cricket on 23 November 2001 and Test
cricket on 8 November 2001 against Zimbabwe. He was captain in one
Test and seven One-Day Internationals (ODIs) between 2009 and 2010,
later he was bound to leave captaincy for injury. In his absence, Shakib
Al Hasan became the captain of Bangladesh team.
Undoubtedly, he is the best pace bowler in the country. Very often he
tremendously played well in batting in the international cricket, for this
reason, he is also called All-rounder. He is regarded as the most
popular player in the country. He showed his brilliant performance as a
captain of the Dhaka Gladiators in the BPL (Bangladesh Premier
League). He is the winning captain of BPL for the first and second
competition. Still now, he is the key player of Bangladesh Cricket Team,
he is the person, whos captaincy is praised around the cricket world
and his leading happily followed by the other players.
Struggles with injury
Once his knee had recovered, Mortaza suffered another setback when
he was prevented playing against New Zealand in February 2010 due
to a fever. Mortaza made his comeback from injury in a match for
Bangladesh Cricket Board XI against England during their tour of
Bangladesh. Following the match, he commented that he had no
interest in regaining the captaincy as in his opinion Shakib Al Hasan
had done a good job. He also said that if his injury problems persisted
he would contemplate retiring from Test cricket to focus on ODIs and
T20s. Mortaza declined to play in the Test series to avoid aggravating
his knee injury, but played only the first out of the three ODIs against
England before withdrawing from Bangladesh's squad as he was about
to be dropped. Bangladesh lost the one match Mortaza played in, and
the captain criticized his bowling. Shakib Al Hasan said "The way
Mashrafe bowled before his injury, that Mashrafe we might have
missed tonight. But the way he bowled in the last match and the

practice match, not really. He needs some time to get back to full
confidence and rhythm. He needs to play some games and get matchfit again."
Not only those Mortaza continued and still struggling in his career. But
his thought, his dedication to his country, his mind movement made
him national hero. He became an idol for every young cricketer of this
country and among the youth. Each and every people of this country
are praying for his good health and successful life. To me he is not just
an athletic, he is a leader and I salute this national leader. Thank you
so much for hearing me.