Tag: Mashrafe Mortaza

COVID-19: Mashrafe Mortaza recovers, wife still fighting infection

Notably, the former Bangladesh skipper was diagnosed with coronavirus on 20 June.

July 15, 2020

Mashrafe Mortaza tests positive for coronavirus

Mortaza had decided to step down from captaincy during Bangladesh's last home series against Bangladesh earlier this year.

June 20, 2020

All of a sudden there was this rush to push me out, says Mashrafe Mortaza

Mortaza said he was not even offered a farewell match

June 6, 2020

Mashrafe Mortaza to support 300 families affected by COVID-19 crisis

A media report claims that either his family or some of his representatives will be helping out the families in the following days.

March 27, 2020

Mashrafe Mortaza, Shakib Al Hasan axed from Bangladesh’s central contract list

Meanwhile, batsman Mahmudullah and pacer Mustafizur Rahman have been axed from the Test contract list and handed only a partial contract for white-ball cricket.

March 9, 2020

Bangladesh thrash Zimbabwe in fitting farewell to Mashrafe Mortaza

It was Mashrafe's last game as Bangladesh's ODI captain after he announced his decision to step down from the position on Thursday and his teammates rose to the occasion to dominate Zimbabwe.

March 7, 2020

Shakib Al Hasan heaps praise on Mashrafe Mortaza, calls him ‘symbol of true leader’

Mortaza is leading his side for the 88th time on Friday against Zimbabwe and would try his best to steer his side to win and take his record to 50 wins as captain.

March 6, 2020

Mashrafe Mortaza bows out as Bangladesh ODI skipper

Under Mortaza, Bangladesh played 87 ODI matches in which they ended up on the winning side on 49 occasions while losing just 36- an unmatched record in Bangladesh Cricket.

March 5, 2020

Mashrafe Mortaza opts out of BCB’s central contract but insists to continue as cricketer

Meanwhile, Mashrafe Mortaza has welcomed the BCB's decision to increase Test match fees and split the players' contract into Test and limited-overs.

January 14, 2020

Mashrafe Mortaza welcomes Bangladesh’s decision to increase Test match fee

Mashrafe Mortaza feels the increased match fees will change the scenario of Test cricket in Bangladesh, currently placed at the bottom of Test Championship.

January 14, 2020

Reports: Bangladesh PM directs Mashrafe Mortaza to talk to protesting cricketers

ODI captain Mashrafe Mortaza is known to be a respected figure among the cricketers as well as the administrators and politicians of the country.

October 23, 2019

Bangladesh in Sri Lanka: Hosts name 22-member squad

Bangladesh on Friday named Tamim Iqbal their skipper for the team’s outing to Sri Lanka after Mashrafe Mortaza was ruled out of the series after sustaining a hamstring injury.

July 20, 2019

Bangladesh announce squad for Sri Lanka tour, Mashrafe Mortaza remains captain

Bangladesh will take on Sri Lanka in the latter's backyard in three ODIs which will be played on 26 July, 28 July and 31 July at the R Premadasa stadium in Colombo.

July 16, 2019

Sorry we couldn’t lend a helping hand to Shakib: Mashrafe Mortaza

Mashrafe said that Bangladesh's bowling and fielding cost them in the tournament but their batting was a big positive.

July 6, 2019

ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: Pakistan opt to bat against Afghanistan

Pakistan are unchanged, whereas for Bangladesh, Mahmudullah and Mehidy Hasan are in for Sabbir Rahman and Rubel Hossain.

July 5, 2019

ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: India opt to bat against Bangladesh

India have made two changes in their Playing XI which featured against England. They have included Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Dinesh Karthik in places of Kuldeep Yadav and Kedar Jadhav, respectively.

July 2, 2019

ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: Bangladesh look to stay alive against vulnerable India

Against India, they find an opponent that might seem intimidating at first but who have their own set of weaknesses namely their middle and lower order.

July 2, 2019