Mustafizur Rahman (
Bengali
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* Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region
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: মুস্তাফিজুর রহমান; born 6 September 1995) is a Bangladeshi international
cricket
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er. He is a left-arm
fast-medium bowler
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. He won the Emerging Player Award in his first T20 World Cup in 2016 after taking 9 wickets in just 3 matches including a fifer against New Zealand (5/22; Best bowling figure for a losing side). He is called "The Fizz" and he is the only overseas player to win the Emerging Player Award in IPL (2016; Sunrisers Hyderabad).
Mustafizur made his
international cricket
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Most games are played ...
debut in a
Twenty20 International
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(T20I) match against
Pakistan
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in April 2015. Later that year, he played his first
One Day International
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and
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* Test cricket
* Test match (indoor cricket)
* Test match (rugby union)
* Test match (rugby league)
* Test match (association football)
...
against
India
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and
South Africa
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, respectively.
Before his international career, Mustafizur played in the
2014 Under-19 Cricket World Cup
The 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup was a one-day cricket competition for sixteen international U-19 cricketing teams which was played in the United Arab Emirates. This was the tenth edition of the tournament. Sixteen nations competed: the ten ...
.
Early and personal life
Mustafizur grew up in the small town of
Satkhira
Satkhira( bn, সাতক্ষীরা) is a city and district headquarter of Satkhira District in Khulna Division, south-west Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. I ...
in
Khulna
Khulna ( bn, খুলনা, ) is the third-largest city in Bangladesh, after Dhaka and Chittagong. It is the administrative centre of Khulna District and Khulna Division. Khulna's economy is the third-largest in Bangladesh, contributing $53 b ...
, Bangladesh.
He is the youngest of Abul Qasem Gazi and Mahmuda Khatun's six children.
His father is an enthusiastic fan of cricket.
Mustafizur's interest in cricket rose when he started practicing the game away from home every morning, with his brother Mokhlesur Rahman. This affected his education as he occasionally missed school to play cricket.
Prior to discovering his
bowling
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talents, Mustafizur played as a
batsman
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with a
tennis ball
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.
According to him, he took inspiration from Pakistani
pacer Mohammad Amir
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Amir made his first-class debut in N ...
who is his idol.
On 15 March 2019, along with several members of the Bangladesh test team, he was moments from entering the Al Noor mosque in
Christchurch
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, New Zealand when
a terrorist attack began. All members of the team were "deeply affected". Mustafizur went on to get married on 22 March. Mustafizur's brother was hopeful that marriage could help him "overcome the shock" of witnessing the attack in New Zealand.
Early career
In 2012, Mustafizur travelled to Bangladesh's capital
Dhaka
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to try out for a fast-bowlers camp.
Prior to that, scouters first encountered him in an Under-17 tournament in
Satkhira
Satkhira( bn, সাতক্ষীরা) is a city and district headquarter of Satkhira District in Khulna Division, south-west Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. I ...
.
He was admitted to the
Bangladesh Cricket Board
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's foundation of fast bowling. Soon he was selected to the
Bangladesh Under-19 side for the
2014 Under-19 Cricket World Cup
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in
UAE
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, where he took a total of eight
wickets
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* It is one of the two sets of three stumps and two bails at either end of the pitch. The fielding team's players can hit the wicket with the ball in a number of ways to get a batsman out.
...
.
Mustafizur started both his
First-class cricket
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and
List-A cricket
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from 2014, representing
Khulna Division
The Khulna Division ( bn, খুলনা বিভাগ) is the second largest of the eight divisions of Bangladesh. It has an area of and a population of 15,563,000 at the 2011 Bangladesh census (preliminary returns). Its headquarters and lar ...
and
Abahani Limited, respectively. He was picked for Bangladesh A's tour of
West Indies
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.
International career
Emergence
Mustafizur began his international career in a twenty overs match against Pakistan on 24 April 2015, where he took the wickets of
Shahid Afridi
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and
Mohammad Hafeez
Mohammad Hafeez ( Punjabi and ur, ; born 17 October 1980) is a former Pakistani international cricketer. Hafeez was a versatile batsman who could bat anywhere in the top 6 and formed part of the bowling attack. He played as a spin bowling a ...
, two veteran Pakistani
batsmen
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.
In June 2015,
India toured Bangladesh for one Test and three One Day Internationals. Mustafizur was picked in the ODI squad. In his first match of the series, Mustafizur gave signs of his potential against the strong Indian batting line-up by taking a five-wicket haul off 9.2 overs in the first match.
Bangladesh won the match and Mustafizur became the tenth
bowler in the history of ODIs to take five wickets on debut.
In the second ODI, Mustafizur took another six wickets. This helped him to earn the record of most wickets of any bowler after two ODIs, surpassing the record previously held by Zimbabwe's
Brian Vitori
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Domestic career
Vitori made his List A debut for Masvingo during the 2005–06 Faithwear Clothing Inter-Provincial Compet ...
.
He completed the last ODI with 2 wickets and made history by taking 13 wickets in a three-match ODI series.
The following month, Mustafizur took 5 wickets in three ODIs to help Bangladesh win
the series against South Africa by 2–1. He made his Test debut in the same series versus South Africa where he picked up 4 wickets.
Injury problems
In the month of November,
Bangladesh hosted Zimbabwe for three ODIs and two T20s. Mustafizur played a salient role in the ODI matches, taking a total of 8 wickets. For his performances in 2015, he was named in the World ODI XI by ICC. He was also named in the ODI XI of the year 2015 by ''
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Cr ...
''. He captured his third five-wicket haul in the last game. He could not contribute much in the T20 series, though he bowled economically, which resulted both sides sharing a win. The next year in January, Bangladesh again played with Zimbabwe in four T20s. Mustafizur played in the first two matches, which they won. While bowling in the second T20I against Zimbabwe in January 2016, Mustafizur injured his shoulder. Following that, he was dropped from the squad for the first time since debut.
During the
Asia Cup
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held in the next month, he was again sidelined from the team due to his
side strain, playing only the first three games.
He was able to play against
Australia
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, India and
New Zealand
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in the
2016 ICC World Twenty20
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Seven ...
held in India in March. He became the first Bangladeshi bowler to grab five wickets in the history of
T20 World Cup
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after taking five wickets for 22 runs against New Zealand. He took total of 9 wickets in three matches in the
2016 edition. He was named as 12th man in the 'Team of the Tournament' for the 2016 T20 World Cup by the ICC.
Mustafizur was again unable to play all matches when
Bangladesh toured New Zealand during December 2016 and January 2017. He played his first Test match since August 2015 against
Sri Lanka
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at
Galle
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in March 2017, taking eight wickets in the series.
In April 2018, he was one of ten cricketers to be awarded a central contract by the
Bangladesh Cricket Board
The Bangladesh Cricket board ( bn, বাংলাদেশ ক্রিকেট বোর্ড; abbreviated as BCB) is the governing body of cricket in Bangladesh. The Bangladesh Cricket Board first became an associate member of the Inter ...
(BCB) ahead of the 2018 season.
On 29 May 2018, Mustafizur was ruled out of an upcoming three-match T20I series against
Afghanistan
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due to a toe injury.
2019-present
In April 2019, he was named in
Bangladesh's squad for the
2019 Cricket World Cup
The 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup was the 12th Cricket World Cup, a quadrennial One Day International (ODI) cricket tournament contested by men's national teams and organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It was hosted between 30 May ...
. On 5 July 2019, in the match against
Pakistan
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, Mustafizur took his 100th wicket in ODIs. He finished the tournament as the leading wicket-taker for Bangladesh, with twenty dismissals in eight matches. Following the World Cup, the
International Cricket Council
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(ICC) named Mustafizur as the rising star of the squad.
In September 2021, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the
2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
The 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup was the seventh ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament, with the matches played in the United Arab Emirates and Oman from 17 October to 14 November 2021. The West Indies were the defending champions, but were eventua ...
.
Domestic career
Bangladesh Premier League
Mustafizur's first professional Twenty20 career outside international cricket was the
Bangladesh Premier League
The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) ( bn, বাংলাদেশ প্রিমিয়ার লীগ) is a professional Twenty20 cricket league consisting of seven franchises. The BPL is one of the three professional cricket leagues in ...
, where he played for
Dhaka Dynamites
The Dhaka Dominators (Dhakaiya/ bn, ঢাকা ডমিনেটর্স) is a franchise cricket team that plays in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), representing the country's Dhaka City, Dhaka.
The team was originally established in 20 ...
in its
2015 season. He took 14 wickets in 10 matches in that tournament. 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 fra ...
team, following the draft for the
2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League
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. In November 2019, he was selected to play for the
Rangpur Rangers
The Rangpur Riders ( Rangpuriya/ bn, রংপুর রাইডার্স), is a professional cricket team based in Rangpur City, Rangpur. The Riders, compete in Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the premier cricket league in Bangladesh.
...
in the
2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League.
Indian Premier League
In February 2016, Mustafizur was drafted by
Sunrisers Hyderabad
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in the
2016 IPL auction. He took 17 wickets in 16 matches in the tournament where his team won the title. He was named as "Emerging Player of the Tournament", the first overseas player to receive this award.
In December 2016, he was retained by the
Sunrisers Hyderabad
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in the
2017 IPL auction. He was doubtful about missing the first-leg of the tournament.
In January 2018, he was bought by the
Mumbai Indians
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in the
2018 IPL auction
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Player retention ...
.
In February 2021, he was bought by the
Rajasthan Royals
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from his base price of INR 1.00 crore in the
2021 IPL auction. In February 2022, he was bought by the
Delhi Capitals
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in the
auction
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for the
2022 Indian Premier League
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tournament. He played 8 match for Delhi capital and took 8 wicket.
NatWest T20 Blast
In March 2016, English side
Sussex
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announced that they had signed Mustafizur as their second overseas player for the
T20 Blast
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competition.
He picked up four wickets while giving away 23 runs in his debut match against
Essex
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. After another match, he faced a shoulder surgery which sidelined him for six months.
Pakistan Super League
Mustafizur was selected by
Lahore Qalandars
Lahore Qalandars ( ur, ; pnb, لہور قلندرز; abbreviated as LQ) is a Pakistani professional cricket franchise which plays in the Pakistan Super League, representing the city of Lahore. The home ground of the team is Gaddafi Stadium. ...
in the
Pakistan Super League
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. The
BCB was reluctant to let him play there. However, the issue was resolved when Mustafizur got a shoulder injury in early 2016, thus preventing him from playing in the PSL.
Playing style
Mustafizur achieved success in the beginning of his international career by bowling
off cutter
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A bowler releases a normal fast delivery with the wrist locked in position and the first two fingers positioned on top of the cricket ball, giving it spin ...
s, a type of bowling which moves away (from the right-hander) off of the pitch.
Mustafizur stated on a press conference in June 2015 that he first discovered the technique after his fellow cricketer,
Anamul Haque
Mohammad Anamul Haque Bijoy (born 16 December 1992) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He is a wicket-keeper and an opening right-handed batsman. He is the first player to score 1000 runs and most runs in a single List-A tournament.
Early life
His ho ...
insisted him to bowl a slower delivery.
According to former Indian cricketer
Maninder Singh, his slower balls are difficult to read.
Records and achievements
*The governing body of cricket, the
International Cricket Council
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, included Mustafizur on the
ICC ODI Team of the Year
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in 2015, recognizing him as one of the top cricketers of that year. He was the first Bangladeshi cricketer to achieve this and the second to be selected for any
ICC team after
Shakib Al Hasan
Shakib Al Hasan (Bengali: সাকিব আল হাসান; born 24 March 1987) is a Bangladeshi cricketer and current captain of the Bangladesh national cricket team in Tests and T20Is. He plays for Barishal in domestic cricket as an all- ...
.
* In December 2016, he was named the
ICC Emerging Cricketer of the Year, the first Bangladeshi player to win one of the ICC's annual awards. Mustafizur was also included as the 12th man in the
2016 ICC World Twenty20
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Seven ...
Men's Team of the Tournament. He won the
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Award for the Best T20 performance of the year 2016 for his maiden T20I five-wicket haul against New Zealand during the
World T20
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.
*Mustafizur won the Best Athlete of the Year Award from the Bangladesh Sports Press Association (BSPA) of the year 2015.
*On 29 May 2016, he became the first and so far the only foreign cricketer to win
IPL
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's
Emerging player of the year.
*On 27 January 2018, Mustafizur took his 50th ODI wicket in a tri-series final against Sri Lanka by bowling
Upul Tharanga
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, becoming the fastest Bangladeshi bowler to 50 ODI wickets in 27 matches.
*Mustafizur again included
ICC ODI Team of the Year 2018. He become the first Bangladeshi cricketer to achieve this twice.
*On 5 July 2019, Mustafizur took his 100th ODI wicket in
2019 Cricket World Cup
The 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup was the 12th Cricket World Cup, a quadrennial One Day International (ODI) cricket tournament contested by men's national teams and organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It was hosted between 30 May ...
against
Pakistan
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by bowling
Haris Sohail
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, becoming the fastest Bangladeshi bowler to reach the milestone in 54 matches. By doing so, he also became the fourth fastest in the World to reach 100 wickets, leaving Australian speedster
Brett Lee
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In each of his first two ...
behind him. Lee reached the milestone of 100 wickets in 55 matches.
*On 18 September 2019, Mustafizur became quickest Bangladeshi, quickest fast bowler and fourth quickest bowler to take 50
T20I
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wickets.
*In the annual
ICC Awards
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in January 2022, Mustafizur was included in
ICC Men's ODI Team of the Year
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for the year 2021.
* Named in
ICC Men's T20I Team of the Year
The ICC Men's T20I Team of the Year is an honour awarded each year by the International Cricket Council. It recognizes the top men's cricket players from around the world in the Twenty20 International format of the game. The team does not actually ...
for the year 2021.
References
External links
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1995 births
Living people
Bangladeshi cricketers
Bangladesh Test cricketers
Bangladesh One Day International cricketers
Bangladesh Twenty20 International cricketers
People from Satkhira District
Cricketers who have taken five wickets on One Day International debut
Khulna Division cricketers
Dhaka Dynamites cricketers
Lahore Qalandars cricketers
Sunrisers Hyderabad cricketers
Rajshahi Kings cricketers
Mumbai Indians cricketers
Sussex cricketers
Abahani Limited cricketers
Mohammedan Sporting Club cricketers
Bangladesh South Zone cricketers
Rajasthan Royals cricketers
21st-century Bengalis
Delhi Capitals cricketers