Mustafizur Rahman মুস্তাফিজুর রহমান

Mustafizur Rahman--মুস্তাফিজুর রহমান




Full nameMustafizur Rahman
Born6 September 1995 (age 20)
Satkhira, Khulna, Bangladesh
NicknameMustafiz, The Fizz, Cutter Master
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Batting styleLeft-handed
Bowling styleLeft-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
  • Bangladesh
Test debut (cap 78)21 July 2015 v South Africa
Last Test30 July 2015 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 118)18 June 2015 v India
Last ODI11 November 2015 v Zimbabwe
ODI shirt no.90
T20I debut (cap 44)24 April 2015 v Pakistan
Last T20I26 March 2016 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2014–PresentKhulna Division
2016–PresentMohammedan Sporting Club
2015–PresentDhaka Dynamites
2016-PresentLahore Qalandars
2016–PresentSunrisers Hyderabad
2016–PresentSussex County Cricket Club
Career statistics
CompetitionTestODIFCT20I
Matches291513
Runs scored315268
Batting average3.007.504.332.00
100s/50s0/00/00/00/0
Top score39146
Balls bowled1364521962308
Wickets4264422
Bowling average14.5012.3418.3813.95
5 wickets in innings311
10 wickets in match0000
Best bowling4/376/435/285/22
Catches/stumpings-/-2/–3/–2/-

Early life

Mustafizur Rahman grew up in the small town of Shatkhira in Khulna Division, Bangladesh.[1] He is the youngest of Abul Qasem Gazi and Mahmuda Khatun's six children. His father is an enthusiastic fan of cricket.[3]Rahman's interest in cricket rose when he started practicing the game 40 kilometers away from home every morning, with his brother Mokhlesur Rahman. This affected his education as he occasionally skipped study to play cricket.
Prior to discovering his bowling talents, Rahman played as a batsman with a tennis ball. According to him, he took inspiration from Pakistani pacer Mohammad Amir, who is his idol.[

Youth career

In 2012, Rahman came to the capital Dhaka to try out for a fast-bowlers camp. Prior to that, scouters first encountered him in an Under-17 tournament in his hometown.[4] He was admitted to the Bangladesh Cricket Board's foundation of fast bowling. Soon he was selected to the Bangladesh Under-19 side for the 2014 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in UAE, where he took a total of eight wickets.[6]
Rahman started both his First-class cricket and List-A cricket from 2014, representing Khulna Division andAbahani Limited, respectively.[7] He was picked for Bangladesh A's tour of West Indies.[1]

Domestic career

Indian Premier League

In the Indian Premier League auction of the 2016 season, Rahman was drafted by Sunrisers Hyderabad.[8] He took 17 wickets in 16 matches in that tournament where Sunrisers Hyderabad won the title. He was named as "Emerging Player of the Tournament", being the first overseas player to receive this award.

Bangladesh Premier League

Rahman's professional Twenty20 career outside international cricket was the Bangladesh Premier League, where he played for Dhaka Dynamites in its 2015 season. He took 14 wickets in 10 matches in that tournament.[9]

NatWest T20 Blast

In March 2016, English side Sussex announced that they had signed Rahman as their second overseas player for the T20 Blast competition.[10] He picked up 4 wickets while giving away only 23 runs in his debut match against Essex County Cricket Club. He bowled a brilliant 4 overs with 15 dot balls out of 24 balls in the match which helped Sussex County Cricket Club to win by 24 runs.

Pakistan Super League

Mustafizur was selected by Lahore Qalandars in the Pakistan Super League.[11] The BCB was reluctant to let him play there.[12] However, the issue was resolved when Rahman got a shoulder injury in early 2016, thus preventing him from playing in the PSL.[13]

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 and Mohammad Hafeez, two veteran Pakistani batsmen.
In June, India toured Bangladesh for one Test and three One Day Internationals. Rahman was picked in the ODI squad. In his first match of the series, Rahman 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 Rahman became the tenth bowler in the history of ODIs to take five wickets on debut. In the second ODI, Rahman took another six wickets.[19][20] 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.He completed the last ODI with 2 wickets and made history by taking 13 wickets in a three-match ODI series.
The following month, Rahman took 5 wickets in three ODIs to help Bangladesh win the series against South Africa by 2–1.[25] He made his Test debut in the same series versus South Africa where he picked up 4 wickets.
In the month of November, Bangladesh hosted Zimbabwe for three ODIs and two T20s. Rahman played a salient role in the ODI matches, taking a total of 8 wickets.[30] He captured his third five-wicket haul in the last game.[31] 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. Rahman played in the first two matches, which they won. Shoulder injury prevented him playing the entire series.
Mustafizur made his return in the 2016 Asia Cup held in Bangladesh.In the first match against India, he conceded forty runs in four overs without taking a wicket.He took three wickets in the next two games against UAE and Sri Lanka, which resulted in his team winning both the games.Then he was ruled out from rest of the series due to side strain. During the 2016 World Twenty20 held in India in March, he missed the Group Stage matches and the match against Pakistan in main round. In the three matches he played, he took nine wickets including a five wicket haul against New Zealand.

Injury problems

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.[38][39] During the Asia Cup held in the next month, he was again sidelined from the team due to his side strain.[40][41]

Playing style

Rahman achieved success in the beginning of his international career by bowling off cutters, a type of bowling which swings the ball away.[17][42] Rahman stated that he first discovered the technique after his fellow cricketer, Anamul Haque insisted him to bowl a slower delivery.This is very useful to right handed batsmen but he has a difficulty to do the same thing to the left handed batsman. 

Personal and disciplinary issues

Rahman was assisted by captain Mashrafe Mortaza to talk on post-match interview twice, and on a press conference once.[46] Normally, he struggles to speak to the media and public.[
In his first ODI match, Rahman collided with the Indian batsman MS Dhoni on two occasions while Dhoni was taking runs. The incident cost both men to be fined post-match.[48]

Records and milestones

Mustafizur Rahman became the tenth bowler to take a five-wicket haul on ODI debut. He achieved the records of taking the most wickets (11) as well as the fourth player to be awarded Man of the match in the first two starting ODI matches.
Rahman took 13 wickets in a three-match bilateral ODI series, which is the highest as of 2016.He is the first player to win Man of the Match awards on both Test and ODI debuts.
The governing body of cricket, the International Cricket Council, included Rahman on the ICC ODI Team of the Year in 2015, recognizing him as one of the top cricketers of that year. He is the first Bangladeshi cricketer to achieve this and the second to be selected for any ICC team after Shakib Al Hasan.

International performances

One Day International five-wicket hauls

Mustafizur Rahman's One Day International five-wicket hauls
#FiguresMatchAgainstCity/CountryVenueYearResult
15/501 IndiaBangladesh Dhaka, BangladeshSher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium2015Won
26/432 IndiaBangladesh Dhaka, BangladeshSher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium2015Won
35/349 ZimbabweBangladesh Dhaka, BangladeshSher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium2015Won

Twenty20 International five-wicket hauls

Mustafizur Rahman's Twenty20 International five-wicket hauls
#FiguresMatchAgainstCity/CountryVenueYearResult
15/2213 New ZealandIndia Kolkata, IndiaEden Gardens2016Lost

International awards

Test cricket

Man of the match awards

S NoSeriesSeasonMatch performanceResult
11st Test – South Africa in Bangladesh Test Series20151st innings: 17.4–6–37–4
2nd innings: 5–0–21–0
Match drawn.
Kevin Owens Sami Zayn

One-Day International cricket

Man of the match awards

S NoOpponentVenueDateMatch performanceResult
1IndiaSher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka18 June 20159.2–1–50–5 Bangladesh won by 79 runs.
2IndiaSher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka21 June 201510–0–43–6 Bangladesh won by 6 wickets (D/L).

Man of the series awards

#SeriesSeasonSeries performanceResult
1India in Bangladesh201513 wickets with 2 five-wicket hauls. avg. 11.53
9 runs. with avg. 9.00 ; 1 ct. (3 Matches)
 Bangladesh Won the series 2–1.
Mustafizur Rahman is a Bangladeshi international cricketer. He is specialized as a left-arm Fast bowler. He has taken the most wickets in a debut One Day International series. 
BornSeptember 6, 1995 (age 20), Satkhira District, Bangladesh
Height: 1.8 m
Nationality: Bangladeshi
SiblingsMokhlesur Rahman
Current teams: Abahani Limited cricket team, 
ParentsMahmuda Khatun, Abul Qasem Gazi








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