Mrittunjoy Chowdhury (born 28 June 2001) is a Bangladeshi

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er. Chowdhury was part of Bangladesh's squad for the

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, although he was later ruled out of the tournament with an injury. Due to his injury, the

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(BCB) sent Chowdhury to Australia for surgery.

Career

In October 2020, Chowdhury was named in the Mahmudullah XI squad for the

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. He made his

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debut on 31 May 2021, for

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in the

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. He made his first-class debut on 31 October 2021, for

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in the

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. He made his

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debut on 9 January 2022, for

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in the 2021–22 Bangladesh Cricket League One Day tournament. He was selected by the

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during the players' draft for the

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(BPL). On 29 January 2022, He made his BPL debut against the

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, taking a

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in a winning cause and was named the player of the match. In April 2023, he earned his maiden call-up to the

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for their

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(ODI) series against Ireland. He made his ODI debut in the third ODI of the series, on 14 May 2023. He made his T20I debut against India in Asian Games semifinal on 06 October 2023.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chowdhury, Mrittunjoy 2001 births Living people Bangladeshi cricketers Khulna Division cricketers Shinepukur Cricket Club cricketers People from Satkhira District Cricketers from Khulna Division Cricketers at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for Bangladesh Asian Games medalists in cricket Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games