TAMIM IQBAL

     TAMIM IQBAL

Born:                         March 20, 1989 Chittagong

Age:                           26 Years, 1 Months, 11 Days

National Side:            Bangladesh

Batting Style:             Left Handed

Bowling:                     Off break

Batting Rank:            Test - 34, ODI - 30, World Cup - 30, T20I - 36

Bowling Rank:           Test - NA, ODI - NA, World Cup - NA, T20I – NA

Teams Played:           Bangladesh, Bangladesh A, Chittagong Division, Nottinghamshire, Rest of the World, Wellington, Bangladesh, Pune, Chittagong Kings, Duronto Rajshahi, Wayamba United, Bangladesh Cricket Board XI, Bangladesh East Zone, St Lucia Zouks, Brothers Union, UCB-BCB Eleven, Legends of Rupganj

Man of the Match:    Test - 1, ODI - 8, World Cup - 1, T20I - 0,

Career Span:             2008 - 2014, 2007 - 2015, 2007 - 2015, 2007 - 2015,

 Batting stats:

                M        Inn      Runs   HS       Avg     SR       NO      100      50        4s         6s

Tests       38        74        2824    151      38.68   54.97   1          6          18        361      21

ODI        144      143      4441    154      31.5     78.6     2          6          29        505      58

T20I        37        37        716      88        21.06   107.19 3          0           3          88        8

Bowling stats:

              M        Inn      B         Runs   Wkts   BBI     BBM   Econ   Avg     SR       5W      10W

Tests     38        5          30        20        0          0 / 0     0 / 0     4.00                             0          0

ODI       144      2          6          13        0          6 / 0     6 / 0     13        0          0          0          0

T20I       37        0          0          0          0          - / -       - / -       0         0         0          0          0

International information:

National side:               Bangladesh

Test debut (cap 50):           4–6 January 2008 v New Zealand

Last Test:                           12-16 November 2014 v Zimbabwe

ODI debut (cap 83):            9 February 2007 v Zimbabwe

Last ODI:                             22 April 2015 v Pakistan

ODI shirt no:                       28

                           Domestic team information

Years  Team:

2004–   present   Chittagong Division

2011    Nottinghamshire

2012    Chittagong Kings

2013–  Present  Duronto Rajshahi

2012    Wayamba United

2012–  Present  Wellington Firebirds

Profile:

Tamim Iqbal was already one of Bangladesh's most assured batsmen at the time of his 21st birthday, and will be a vital component at the top of the order for years to come. His promise was apparent when, batting for the Under-19s against England at the end of 2005, he smashed 112 from just 71 balls to help Bangladesh cruise to victory. The left-hander is regarded as one of the most exciting prospects in Bangladesh cricket and is arguably the hardest hitter of the cricket ball in the country. His elegance and style through the off side is a treat to watch but his trademark shot is the straight drive, capped with a text-book like follow-through.

Tamim is the younger brother of Bangladesh international Nafis Iqbal Khan and nephew of former Bangladesh skipper Akram Khan. He made his one-day debut against Zimbabwe in February 2007 and was included in the World Cup squad after playing just two matches. His straight six off Zaheer Khan after skipping down the track was one of the best shots of the tournament. He scored a stylish 84 in his debut Test, against New Zealand in Dunedin and has since firmly established his spot at the top of the order. His maiden century came in 2009 against West Indies in St Vincent, a match-winning effort. He then set a national record against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo when he blasted an unbeaten 154 in a tall chase.

Tamim has found England's bowling attack particularly to his liking, and a superb run of form against them in two series, home and away, lead to five scores of more than fifty in six Test innings, culminating in his stunning 103 at Lord's in May 2010.

Rabeed Imam and Cricinfo Staff May 2010

Mushfiqur Rahim

  Mushfiqur Rahim

Full name:              Mohammad Mushfiqur Rahim

Born:                       September 1, 1988, Bogra

Current age:           26 years 242 days

Major teams:          Bangladesh, Bangladesh Under-19s, North Zone (Bangladesh), Rajshahi Division, Sylhet Division, Sylhet Royals

Playing role:           Wicketkeeper batsman

Batting style:           Right-hand bat

Fielding position:    Wicketkeeper

Batting stats:

            M        Inn      Runs   HS       Avg     SR       NO      100      50        4s         6s

Tests   44        82        2543    200      33.46   46.47   6          3          14        320      21

ODI     149      138      3672    117      31.38   75.08   21        3          22        293      50

T20I    39        33        522      50        19.33   117.3   6          0          1          41        16

Bowling stats:

            M        Inn      B         Runs   Wkts   BBI     BBM   Econ   Avg     SR       5W      10W

Tests   44        0          0          0          0          0 / 0     0 / 0                                         0          0

ODI     149      0          0          0          0          - / -       - / -       0          0          0          0         0

T20I    39        0          0          0          0          - / -       - / -       0          0          0          0         0

Career statistics:

                                        International information

National side:                         Bangladesh

Test debut (cap 41):              May 26, 2005 v England

Last Test:                               November 12, 2014 v Zimbabwe

ODI debut (cap 80):              August 6, 2006 v Zimbabwe

Last ODI:                               22 April 2015 v Pakistan

ODI shirt no.:                        15

Profile:

A wild-card inclusion for Bangladesh's maiden tour of England in 2005, Mushfiqur Rahim was just 16 when he was selected for that daunting trip - two Tests in May, followed by six ODIs against England and Australia - even though he hadn't been named in the preliminary squad of 20. Mushfiqur was principally selected as an understudy to the ever-present wicketkeeper, Khaled Mashud, but his inclusion was further evidence of Bangladesh's determination to build for a better future. He had done well on an A-team tour of Zimbabwe earlier in 2005, scoring a century in the first Test at Bulawayo, and also enjoyed some success in England the previous year with the Under-19s, making 88 in the second Test at Taunton. He showed more evidence of grit with the full team, with a maiden first-class half-century to soften the pain of defeat against Sussex, followed by a career-best 115 against Northamptonshire. That earned him a call-up - as a batsman - to become the youngest player to appear in a Test match at Lord's. He was one of only three players to reach double figures in a disappointing first innings, but a twisted ankle kept him out of the second Test. After captaining Bangladesh's Under-19s to fifth place in the Youth World Cup in February 2006, he also featured in Bogra's inaugural Test, against Sri Lanka the following month, but could make little of the spin of Murali and Malinga Bandara. He remained on the sidelines for the next few months but was recalled for the final two ODIs against Zimbabwe at home in December. He scored his maiden half-century at Harare in February 2007 and was picked as the first-choice wicketkeeper, ahead of Khaled Mashud, for the World Cup in the West Indies.

He shows sound technique in his glovework and is Bangladesh's first-choice wicketkeeper after Dhiman Ghosh's departure to the ICL. A stodgy lower-order batsman, Mushfiqur has grown into one of the better players of spin in the line-up. After a slow start to his Test career, he found form in the 2008-09 season with stubborn knocks under pressure. He has under-performed as a batsman in ODIs, but his form picked up in 2009 and he narrowly missed out on a maiden ODI hundred on the tour to Zimbabwe. In January 2010 he cracked his maiden Test century, a notable achievement as it came against a strong Indian Test side and was the fastest by a Bangladesh player. And after Bangladesh's unexpected defeat in Zimbabwe in 2011, Mushfiqur was also elevated to leadership role, taking over as captain from Shakib Al Hasan.

Mohammad Ashraful

          Mohammad Ashraful

Full name:            Mohammad Ashraful

Born:                    July 7, 1984, Dhaka

Current age:        30 years 281 days

Playing role:        Middle-order batsman

Batting style:       Right-hand bat

Bowling style:      Right-arm offbreak, Legbreak

Major teams:        Bangladesh, Asia XI, Bangladesh A,Central Zone (Bangladesh), Dhaka      Division, Dhaka Gladiators,Dhaka Gladiators, Dhaka Metropolis, Mumbai Indians

Batting and fielding averages

     Mat   Inns  NO   Runs    HS   Ave      BF       SR    100   50    4s      6s    Ct   St

Tests          61    119     5     2737     190   24.00   5940   46.07    6      8    335    22     25   0

ODIs         177   169    13    3468     109   22.23   4947   70.10    3     20   354    29     35   0

T20Is         23     23      0      450       65    19.56    356     126.40 0      2    48      11      4    0          

First-class 133   245    7      6918     263   29.06                           18    28                    67    0

List A        229   218    19    4671     118* 23.47                            5     25                    55    0

Twenty20   64    60      4      1300     103* 23.21    1106  117.54   1     4    140    27    21    0

Bowling averages

      Mat   Inns Balls     Runs  Wkts   BBI    BBM    Ave      Econ  SR   4w   5w 10

Tests          61      67     1733     1271     21      2/42     3/75    60.52    4.40  82.5    0    0     0

ODIs          177    40      697       661      18      3/26     3/26    36.72   5.69   38.7    0    0     0

T20Is          23      8       138       210       8        3/42     3/42   26.25   9.13   17.2    0    0     0

First-class  133             9396    5637     161     7/99                35.01   3.59   58.3          6    0

List A         229             1559    1366      47      4/28     4/28    29.06   5.25   33.1    1    0    0

Twenty20   64     23      335      444        23      3/13     3/13    19.30   7.95   14.5    0    0    0

Career statistics:

                          International information

National side:                 Bangladesh

Test debut (cap 17):      6 September 2001 v Sri Lanka

Last Test:                       25 April 2013 v Zimbabwe

ODI debut (cap 51):      11 April 2001 v Zimbabwe

Last ODI:                       8 May 2013 v Zimbabwe

ODI shirt no:                 7

Profile:

As a batsman, the trouble with Ashraful has been his inconsistency. As long as you enjoy the highlight reel of his career, everything seems rosy: whether it was in becoming the youngest Test centurion in 2001, the unbeaten 158 against India in 2004, the magnificent 100 he made against Australia in Cardiff in 2005 triggering a huge upset, or the innovative 87 against South Africa in the 2007 World Cup, Ashraful provided the entertainment quotient that turned heads towards Bangladesh. When he made a comeback in 2013 after being dropped due to poor form, he made 190 against Sri Lanka. But one look at the overall numbers, and it is easy to realise why some of his fans have given up on him. The fact that he has a score of 50 or more roughly 15% of the time he has batted in international cricket is one of those markers, like his batting average, that pulls him down as a batsman. Is it easy to say that he has underachieved, but those who have dealt with him over the years think otherwise, as they have been surprised by his own lack of confidence in his immense talent. orm deserted the talented Ashraful once again and he was dropped for a while in 2006. He came back strongly though and scored a ton against the Sri Lankans. He was soon appointed as the captain across all formats for Bangladesh in 2007. It was a huge responsibility for someone who was just 22. Ashraful, started well though, scoring a hundred against Sri Lanka in his first match as captain. It was all downhill after that. Bangladesh failed to make any progress under his leadership and his personal form dipped considerably. He was finally relieved off the captaincy duties in 2009 so that he could concentrate on his batting. It has not resulted in much of a change though as Ashraful continues to flatter to deceive. A batting average of 22 and 23 in Tests and ODIs is not what is expected from someone who was widely regarded as Bangladesh's most talented batsman. With age on his side a lot of fans fervently wish that he changes his fortunes around and does so quickly.

Ashraful was involved in spot fixing controversy in 2013, which he admitted to have done in the Bangladesh Premier League. He was allegedly paid around $12,800 to lose a match against Chittagong Kings in the second edition of BPL. However, the cheque which was given later bounced. He was also involved in another match 10 days later against Barisal Burners. The BCB reacted immediately and suspended him from all forms of the game, until ICC's Anti-Corruption submits its report on the investigation.

Mashrafe Mortaza

                                              Mashrafe Mortaza

Full Name:            Mashrafe Bin Mortaza

Date of Birth:        October 5, 1983, Norail, Jessore

National Team:     Bangladesh

Playing Role:         Bowler

Batting Style:         Right-hand bat

Bowling Style:        Right-arm fast-medium

Major Teams:        Bangladesh, Asia XI, Dhaka Gladiators, Khulna Division, Kolkata Knight Riders

Career Batting Analysis:

            Matches   N.O.  Runs   HS      Avg       S/R      100s     50s   4s     6s    Ct   St

Tests        36           5       797     79     12.85    67.20        0        3       95    22     9     0

ODI         13           17    1257     51*  15.14    86.98        0        1      103   44     41   0

T20Is       23           5      220        36   16.92     134.96     0        0       12    14     3     0

Career Bowling Analysis

            Matches    Balls    Runs   Wickets  Best       Avg     Eco  S/R    5w 10w

Tests       36          5990     3239         8         4/60     41.52   3.24    76.7    0     0

ODI        132         6595    5178         165     6/26     31.38    4.71    39.9   1     0

T20Is      23           519      730           23       4/19     31.73    8.43    22.5   0     0

Career Statistics

Debut:                        Place, year and opposite team

International:    Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Dhaka, 08-12, Nov 2001

Test:                   Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Dhaka, 08-12, Nov 2001

ODI:                   Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Chittagong, Nov 23, 2001

Twenty20:          Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Khulna, Nov 28, 2006

Profile:

Mashrafe Mortaza another popular name'Narail Express', Mortaza's career has been beset by injuries. The first real quick bowler to come out of Bangladesh, he was earmarked for great things since the time he made his test debut against Zimbabwe in 2001-02. Stockily built, he could generate uncomfortable bounce with his strong action. He impressed Andy Roberts who was then coaching Bangladesh and was drafted into the test side - in what was his debut first-class game as well - he was the 31st person to have achieved this, and the third since 1899. After his test debut, injuries started wreaking havoc and he found himself making one comeback after the other. Injuries to his back and knee forced him to miss most of the action, but he came back and broke Aftab Ahmed's national record, en-route to taking 6/26 against Kenya in an ODI.Mashrafe Mortaza many missed games in between the odd fiery spell, Mashrafe rose to prominence in 2004, when he helped Bangladesh beat India for the first time. He was ever-present when Bangladesh pushed Australia but dropped the crucial catch of Ricky Ponting that cost the home side a win. But he made up the following year when his four-wicket haul destroyed India in the 2007 World Cup game at Port-of-Spain. Mashrafe's early strikes have always helped Bangladesh, none more so than in the 2009 tri-series final when he and Nazmul Hossain sunk Sri Lanka to a new low - six runs for five wickets. Bangladesh lost the game but Mashrafe was tremendous in his ten overs.He was made captain in mid-2009 but in his first Test in charge, fell over and injured his knee. When he returned the next year, he led Bangladesh to a win against England in the summer of 2010 before falling over once again in his home debut as captain, against New Zealand. He missed the 2011 World Cup after yet another knee injury, but has since made a successful return in the 2012 Asia Cup.

Sanath Jayasuriya

                                                          Sanath Jayasuriya

Full Name:              Sanath Teran Jayasuriya

Born:                       30-06-1969

Batting style:           Left hand batsman

Bowling style:         Slow Left-arm orthodox

Place of birth:         Matara, Sri Lanka

Playing role:           Allrounder

Major teams:          Sri Lanka, Asia XI, Asia XI, Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club, Colombo Cricket Club, Dolphins, Khulna Royal Bengals, Marylebone Cricket Club, Mumbai Indians, Ruhuna, Somerset

Batting stats:

               M        Inn      Runs   HS       Avg     SR       NO      100      50        4s         6s

Tests     110      188      6973    340      40.07   65.27   14        14        31        910      59

ODI      445      433      13430  189      32.13   91.22   15        28        68        1500    270

T20I      31        30        629      88        23.3     129.16 3          0          4          76        23

IPL       30        30        768      114      27.43   144.36 2          1          4          84        39

Bowling averages:

Mat            Inns     Balls    Runs   Wkts   BBI     BBM   Ave     Econ   SR       4w       5w       10

Tests          110     140      8188    3366    98        5/34     9/74     34.34   2.46     83.5     6          2         

ODIs          445     368      14874  11871  323      6/29     6/29     36.75   4.78     46.0     8          4         

T20Is          31      24        371      456      19        3/21     3/21     24.00   7.37     19.5     0          0         

List A         557   18167 14396    413      6/29     6/29     34.85   4.75     43.9     12        5          0

Twenty20   111   92       1593     1983      77       4/24     4/24     25.75   7.46     20.6     1         0

International information:

National side:                Sri Lanka

Test debut (cap 49):    22–26 Feb 1991 v New Zealand

Last Test:                     1–5 December 2007 v England

ODI debut (cap 58):   26 December 1989 v Australia

Last ODI:                    28 June 2011 v England

ODI shirt no:.             07

T20I debut (cap 4):   15 June 2006 v England

Last T20I:                   25 June 2011 v England

Profile:

Sanath Jayasuriya has been at the vanguard of Sri Lanka's ascent as a cricketing power, and his rise as a feared international batsman has coincided with Sri Lanka's rise as a force to be reckoned with in international cricket. 

Jayasuriya started his career as a fairly non-descript utility player who had an ability to smack the ball hard. His performances stayed ordinary for much of his early career. In fact, from his debut in 1989 till 1995, Jayasuriya had never ended a year with an average above 30 in ODIs and had played only a handful of Tests. The one-day flame continued to burn bright, and took Sri Lanka to another World Cup final in 2007, and he was instrumental in the Asia Cup win of 2008, a couple of months after it had seemed that the selectors' axe had fallen for the final time. The Indian Premier League gave him a new platform to showcase his big-hitting talent, but failure to replicate the success of the first season in subsequent campaigns was the surest sign that time had finally caught up with a man who was still pounding out one-day hundreds at the age of 39.His election as a Member of Parliament in April 2010 and his subsequent failure at the World Twenty20 suggested that his international career may be at an end, but he made the longlist for the 30-man squad for the 2011 World Cup, before being recalled to the one-day side for the series in England two weeks shy of his 42nd birthday.