**Mashrafe Bin Mortaz: মাশরাফি বিন মুর্তজা) (born 5 October 1983 in [Narail District] is a [Bangladeshi] international [cricketer] and current captain of the One Day Internationals for [Bangladesh national cricket team]. He is also a former T20I captain, until his retirement. He broke into the national side in late 2001 against [Zimbabwe] and represented Bangladesh before having played a single [first-classclass_cricket) 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 and [Shakib Al Hasan] was appointed captain in Mortaza's absence.
Mortaza used to be considered one of the fastest bowlers produced by Bangladesh, previously in the mid-135s km/h in the 2000s, and regularly opens the bowling. He is a useful [lower- 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 retired from Test cricket in 2009 due to continuous back injuries and continued to play in shorter formats. On 4 April 2017, he announced his intentions to retire from T20Is as well. He retired from all T20Is on 6 April 2017.
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Personal information:
Full name Mashrafe Bin Mortaza
Born 5 October 1983 (age 34)
Narail, Bangladesh
Nickname Koushik, Mash, Narail Express [1]
Height 1.87[2] m (6 ft 2 in)
Batting Right-Handed
Bowling Right arm medium-fast
Role Bowler, Bangladesh ODI Captain
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 22 October 2017 v South Africa
ODI shirt no. 2
T20I debut (cap 4) 28 November 2006 v Zimbabwe
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 36 175 54 54
Runs scored 797 1,557 377 1,433
Batting average 12.85 14.28 13.46 16.10
100s/50s 0/3 0/1 0/0 1/6
Top score 79 51* 36 132*
Balls bowled 5,990 8,747 1,139 8,673
Wickets 78 29 31 68
Bowling average 41.52 30.11 36.35 35.19
5 wickets in innings 0 1 n/a 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a n/a 0
Best bowling 4/60 6/26 4/19 4/27
Catches/stumpings 9/– 55/– 10/– 23/–
Source: Cricinfo, 27 May 2017