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Mashrafe Bin Mortaza Biography, Net Worth, Height, Age, Wife

Mashrafe bin Murtaza is a Bangladeshi cricketer and politician. He was the former captain of the Bangladesh national cricket team in T20, Test and ODI teams and was elected Member of Parliament from Narail 2 constituency. One of the top 100 athletes in the world, he is the fifth bowler to take 100 wickets in ODIs as a captain.He rose as the best pace blower in Bangladesh in spite of the fact that he is the most victim player from injury in Bangladesh Team.

Mashrafe Bin Mortaza Family & Personal Life

Mortaza was born in the district of Narail in south-west Bangladesh. He enjoyed playing sports such as football and badminton from a young age, and sometimes went swimming in the nearby River Chitra instead of doing school work.He has been described as an open and animated character who enjoys motorcycling. He is very popular in his home town, leading to him being dubbed their “Prince of Hearts”.

Mashrafe Bin Mortaza Fathers name Golam Mortaza & his mothers name Hamida Mortaza. Mortaza met Sumona Haque Shumi, whom he married in 2006. He has a daughter. His daughter’s name is Humaira Mortaza. He also becomes a father of a son on 5 October 2014 named Sahil.

Mashrafe Bin Murtaza Biography & Net Worth

Mashrafe Bin Mortaza Education Life

He completed his Secondary School Certificate (SSC) from Narail Government High School in 1999 and his Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) from Narail Victoria College in 2001. At Govt. Victoria College, Narail, Mortaza met Sumona Haque Sumi. Mortaza obtained his bachelor’s degree within the Department of Philosophy at the Jahangirnagar University in 2003-04.

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A Short Biography About Mashrafe Bin Mortaza

Name: Mashrafe Bin Mortaza
Nick Name: Mashrafe
Profession: Cricketer
Role: Right-arm fast-medium bowler
Date of Birth: October 5, 1983
Age Now: 37 years (as 2022)
Birthplace: Norail, Jessore, Bangladesh
Religion: Islam
Father: Golam Mortaza
Mother: Hamida Mortaza
Spouse: Sumona Haque Shumi
Nationality: Bangladeshi
Marital Status: Mariied
Debut Match: ODI- 23 November 2001
Test- 8 November 2001 against Zimbabwe

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Mashrafe Height, Weight & Body Measurement

Height (Approx.) In Centimeters: 185 cm
In Meters: 1.85 m
In feet and inches: 6’1″
Weight (Approx.) In kilograms: 80 kg
In pounds: 170 lbs
Eye Color: Black
Hair Color: Black
Shoe size: 8
Dress size: 8

Mashrafe Bin Mortaza Career

Mortaza made his introduction in ODI cricket on 23 November 2001 and Test cricket on 8 November 2001 against Zimbabwe. Mashrafe bin Murtaza is one of the most successful pace bowlers in Bangladesh. He caught the eye of former West Indies bowler Andy Roberts when he was in the Under-19 team with his aggressive, fast bowling, he was then the team’s temporary bowling coach. After playing a match for Bangladesh, Mashrafe got the right to represent the national team. He made his Test debut against Zimbabwe on 1 November 2001 at the Bangabandhu Stadium. Murtaza has taken four wickets for 106 runs in his debut. His first victim was Grand Follower.

Mashrafe Bin Mortaza Career Statistics

Career statistics

Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 36 220 54 57
Runs scored 797 1,787 377 1,458
Batting average 15.86 16.74 16.46 18.68
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 39.52 30.93 34.01 35.05
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/stumping 9/– 62/– 10/– 24/–

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Mashrafe Bin Mortaza International Career

Mashrafe made his ODI debut on December 23 of the 2001 year. He took 2 wickets for 26 runs in 8 overs with 2 balls to spare.He suffered a knee injury during the third Test of his career against England. Because of that he had to stay out of the field for two years. He announced his return in 2004 with Rahul Dravid’s wicket against India.

He did well in the 2006 Test series against England. His house was the best among the Bangladeshi bowlers in that match. Mortaza  played a key role in the unforgettable win against India in the 2007 World Cup.He took four wickets for 38 runs in that game. He is credited with winning the World Cup warm-up match against New Zealand.Due to the maximum speed of Mashrafe’s ball, the supporters call him Narail Express.

Mashrafe Bin Murtaza National Team Captain

In early 2009, Ashraful’s position as captain came under scrutiny and the BCB considered possible replacements. Mortaza. but the board decided to let Ashraful remain as captain. Mortaza was also reconfirmed as vice-captain. Later, Mashrafe became the captain and Shakib Al Hasan was his assistant captain. Mashrafe suffered a knee injury during the first match against the West Indies as captain and had to be released. They won that match but had to stay out.

At that time Shakib Al Hasan was the captain. He later regained his captaincy in the 2014 home series against Zimbabwe. In 2015, he captained the World Cup game. He relinquished his captaincy in the third ODI match on March 6, 2022. The 36-year-old cricketer has played in 88 ODIs and won 50 of them.

Mashrafe Bin Murtaza Political Career

Mashrafe received the nomination form as the Bangladesh Awami League candidate for Narail 2 constituency in the Eleventh Parliamentary Election on 11 November 2018. Although he had never been involved in politics during his cricket career, Mortaza collected an MP nomination form for 2018 Bangladeshi general election on 11 November 2018 under Awami League’s banner.

In December 2018, he won a seat in parliament, with 96% of the votes in his constituency, Narail-2. He contested in the election from Narail-2 constituency and after the declaration of results he eventually won the seat by a huge margin by 2,71,210 votes from his rival. In February 2022, he has become member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Youth and Sports Ministry of the eleventh Jatiya Sangsad.

Masrafe Bin Murtaza Net worth

The total net worth of Mashrafe Mortaza is around $1.5 million US dollars. Mashrafe Mortaza has two cars and a bike. Mortaza owns one luxurious home in his hometown. He is an A-grade player in the Bangladesh cricket team. He also plays domestic cricket BPL. He is the brand ambassador of Purnava Products, Grameen phone, bKash, Ajker deal, Pran drinking Water, Lava, etc.Mashrafe Bin Murtaza took Retaining Fees $60000, Test fees $7100, ODI fees $3600, T20 fees $2400.

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