Marshall Ayub (born 5 December 1988) is a Bangladeshi cricketer who represents Dhaka Metropolis and the Chittagong Kings. An

all-rounder An all-rounder is a cricketer who regularly performs well at both batting and bowling. Although all bowlers must bat and quite a handful of batsmen do bowl occasionally, most players are skilled in only one of the two disciplines and are consi ...

, he bowls right-arm

leg spin Leg spin is a type of spin bowling in cricket. A leg spinner bowls right-arm with a wrist spin action. The leg spinner's normal delivery causes the ball to spin from right to left (from the bowler's perspective) when the ball bounces on the ...

, and bats right-handed. He began his career representing

Barisal Division Barishal Division is one of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. Located in the south-central part of the country, it has an area of , and a population of 8,325,666 at the 2011 Census. It is the least populous Division within the ent ...

in 2005–06 before moving on to play for

Dhaka Division Dhaka Division ( bn, ঢাকা বিভাগ, ''Ḑhaka Bibhag'') is an administrative division within Bangladesh. Dhaka serves as the capital city of the Dhaka Division, the Dhaka District and Bangladesh. The division remains a populati ...

for the 2006–07 season and Dhaka Metropolis in 2011. Ayub has also represented the Bangladesh A side and played for Cyclones of Chittagong,

Khulna Royal Bengals Khulna Tigers ( bn, খুলনা টাইগার্স) are a franchise Twenty20 cricket team representing the Khulna division in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), a Twenty20 cricket tournament. The franchise was owned by Gemcon Sports ...

and Chittagong Kings in the now defunct

Bangladesh National Cricket League The Bangladesh Cricket League is an annual first-class cricket tournament that began in Bangladesh in the 2012–13 season. History The Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) was inaugurated in the 2012–13 season as a four-team first-class tourname ...

and the Bangladesh Premier League respectively. Ayub was born in

Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city i ...

, Bangladesh. In December 2005, he made his debut for

in a List A match against Khulna, and subsequently making his first-class debut against the same side. In January 2013, Ayub received modest media coverage as he and

Mehrab Hossain, Jr. Mehrab Hossain ( bn, মেহরাব হোসেন; born 8 July 1987) is a Bangladeshi cricketer who came through successfully through the age groups of the country. He was a member of the Bangladeshi U-19 cricket team, U-19 Bangladesh Natio ...

recorded the highest partnership in Bangladesh's first-class cricket and the second highest in all-time fifth-wicket stands, Ayub top scoring with 289 in a partnership worth 494 runs. As a result of his consistent performance in first-class cricket, Marshall got a call in the test squad for Bangladesh during the tour of Sri Lanka in 2013. However, he could not make it to the first eleven during that tour where Bangladesh lost by 1 – 0 in a two match test series. In October 2018, he was named in the squad for the

Rajshahi Kings Rajshahi Royals ( Varendri/ bn, রাজশাহী রয়্যালস) were a Bangladeshi franchise Twenty20 cricket team. The team was based in Rajshahi in Bangladesh and competes in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), a Twenty20 fr ...

team, following the draft for the

2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League The 2018–19 BPL season, also known as BPL 6 or UCB BPL 2019 Powered by TVS (for sponsorship reasons), was the sixth season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the top level professional Twenty20 cricket franchise league in Bangladesh. T ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ayub, Marshall 1988 births Living people Bangladeshi cricketers Bangladesh Test cricketers Barisal Division cricketers Dhaka Division cricketers Khulna Royal Bengals cricketers Dhaka Metropolis cricketers Chittagong Vikings cricketers Victoria Sporting Club cricketers Kala Bagan Cricket Academy cricketers Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club cricketers Chittagong Division cricketers Bangladesh Central Zone cricketers Rajshahi Kings cricketers Cricketers from Dhaka Rupganj Tigers Cricket Club cricketers