Mosharraf Hossain (cricketer)
Khondaker Mosharraf Hossain (20 November 1981 – 19 April 2022),[1] nicknamed Rubel, was a Bangladeshi cricketer.[2] He was a left-handed batsman and slow left arm orthodox bowler. He had played five One Day International (ODI) matches for Bangladesh.[3]
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| Full name | Khondaker Mosharraf Hossain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 November 1981 Bajitpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 April 2022 (aged 40) Gulshan, Dhaka, Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Rubel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowling all-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 88) | 9 March 2008 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 7 October 2016 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001/02–2018/19 | Dhaka Division | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004/05 | Barisal Division | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Dhaka Gladiators | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Dhaka Dynamites | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Khulna Titans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Comilla Victorians | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 March 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career
After making his debut in 2001–02, he appeared for Dhaka Division up to the end of the 2006–07 season with a season for Barisal Division in 2004–05. He represented Bangladesh A in 2005–06 and 2006–07. He was a regular face in the first class cricket, where he picked up 392 wickets at an average of 29.02 in 112 matches.
He took three five wicket hauls in first-class cricket, with a best of 9–105 against Chittagong Division in an innings where he also took 10 wickets in that match. He's also made three first-class fifties, with a top score of 85 against Chittagong Division.
On 9 March 2008, he made his debut in One Day International (ODI) against South Africa.[4] On 1 October 2016, against Afghanistan, he made his comeback in the national side when he played his second ODI match after a nearly eight-year gap, since his debut in 2008 against South Africa.[5]
In October 2018, he was named in the squad for the Comilla Victorians team, following the draft for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League.[6]
Illness and premature death
In March 2019, Mosharraf was diagnosed with a brain tumour.[7] Later, He returned to cricket after going through a brain surgery from Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore. However, in November 2021, he went through another brain surgery from a hospital in Chennai.[8] Hossain was receiving chemotherapy regularly but as his health suddenly deteriorated, he was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of United Hospital in Dhaka.[9] On 15 March 2022, he was admitted to the ICU of Square Hospital.[10] On 19 April 2022, he died after suffering from the prolonged brain tumor.[11]
References
- "ক্রিকেটার মোশাররফ রুবেল আর নেই". NTV Online. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- "Former Bangladesh spinner Mosharraf Hossain dies aged 40". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- "Mosharraf Hossain returns for Bangladesh after eight years". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- "1st ODI, Chattogram, March 09, 2008, South Africa tour of Bangladesh". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- "ODI Records – Longest intervals between appearances". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- "Full players list of the teams following Players Draft of BPL T20 2018-19". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- "Bangladesh cricketer Mosharraf Hossain diagnosed with brain tumour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- "ক্রিকেটার মোশাররফ রুবেল মারা গেছেন". SAMAKAL. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- "Former cricketer Mosharraf Rubel in ICU with brain tumor".
- "সংকটাপন্ন অবস্থায় আইসিইউতে মোশাররফ রুবেল". bdcrictime.com (in Bengali). 15 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- "Cricketer Mosharraf Hossain Rubel dies". New Age. Retrieved 19 April 2022.