Mustafizur Rahman facts for kids
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Mustafizur in 2018
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| Born | 6 September 1995 Satkhira, Bangladesh |
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| Nickname | The Fizz, Cutter Master & Musta Magic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 78) | 21 July 2015 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 16 June 2022 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 118) | 18 June 2015 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 11 November 2024 v Afghanistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 90 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 44) | 24 April 2015 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 12 October 2024 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 90 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–present | Khulna Division | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–present | Mohammedan Sporting Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015/16 | Dhaka Dynamites | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Rajshahi Kings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Lahore Qalandars | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Mumbai Indians | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019/20 | Rangpur Riders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Rajasthan Royals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Comilla Victorians | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022-2023 | Delhi Capitals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Chennai Super Kings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024-2025 | Dhaka Capitals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 9 January 2025
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Mustafizur Rahman (whose name in Bengali is মুস্তাফিজুর রহমান) is a famous Bangladeshi international cricket player. He is a left-arm fast-medium bowler, known around the world for his amazing 'slower cutters'. These are special deliveries that trick the batsman.
Born on September 6, 1995, in Satkhira, Bangladesh, Mustafizur's career really took off in 2015. During the 2015 Bangladesh Premier League, he impressed everyone with his precise cutters and slower balls. This skill earned him the nickname "The Fizz". This special talent quickly made him famous in international cricket.
Mustafizur joined the Bangladesh national team in 2015. He quickly showed his skills in shorter cricket games. A big moment was his first series against India in 2015. He was the first player ever to take 11 wickets in his first two One Day International (ODI) matches. This helped Bangladesh win a historic series against India. He has played for his country in many big tournaments, like the ICC Cricket World Cup and the ICC Champions Trophy.
In club cricket, he joined Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2016. He helped them win his first Indian Premier League (IPL) title. He was the fifth-best wicket-taker in that tournament. He has also played for other IPL teams like Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals, Delhi Capitals, and Chennai Super Kings.
He is the only international player to win the "Emerging Player Award" in the 2016 IPL for Sunrisers Hyderabad. He was also chosen for the ICC Men's ODI Team of the Year three times (2015, 2018, 2021). Plus, he made the ICC Men's T20I Team of the Year once (2021).
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Early Days in Cricket
In 2012, Mustafizur went to Dhaka, Bangladesh's capital, for a special camp for fast bowlers. Before that, scouts noticed him at an Under-17 tournament in Satkhira. He joined the Bangladesh Cricket Board's program for fast bowlers.
Soon, he was picked for the Bangladesh Under-19 team. He played in the 2014 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the UAE, where he took eight wickets. Mustafizur started playing First-class cricket and List-A cricket in 2014. He played for Khulna Division and Abahani Limited. He was also chosen for the Bangladesh A team to tour the West Indies.
Mustafizur's International Career
Becoming a Star Bowler
Mustafizur started his international career in a Twenty20 match against Pakistan on April 24, 2015. In that game, he took the wickets of Shahid Afridi and Mohammad Hafeez, who were two very experienced Pakistani batsmen.
In June 2015, India visited Bangladesh for a Test match and three One Day Internationals. Mustafizur was chosen for the ODI team. In his first match, he showed his amazing talent against India's strong batting lineup. He took five wickets in just 9.2 overs. Bangladesh won that match. Mustafizur became the tenth bowler in ODI history to take five wickets in his very first game.
In the second ODI, Mustafizur took another six wickets. This made him the bowler with the most wickets after two ODIs, beating a record held by Brian Vitori from Zimbabwe. He finished the last ODI with 2 wickets. He made history by taking 13 wickets in a three-match ODI series.
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The next month, Mustafizur took 5 wickets in three ODIs. This helped Bangladesh win the series against South Africa by 2–1. He also played his first Test match in the same series against South Africa, where he took 4 wickets.
Dealing with Injuries
In November, Bangladesh played against Zimbabwe. Mustafizur played a key role in the ODI matches, taking 8 wickets. Because of his great performance in 2015, the ICC named him in the World ODI XI. He was also chosen for the ODI team of the year by ESPNcricinfo and Cricbuzz. He took his third five-wicket haul in the last game.
He couldn't play much in the T20 series, but he bowled very well, which meant both teams won some games. In January of the next year, Bangladesh played Zimbabwe again in four T20s. Mustafizur played in the first two matches, which Bangladesh won. While bowling in the second T20I, Mustafizur hurt his shoulder. After this, he was not chosen for the team for the first time since he started playing.
During the 2016 Asia Cup the next month, he was again out of the team because of a side strain injury. He only played the first three games. He was able to play against Australia, India, and New Zealand in the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 in India in March. He became the first Bangladeshi bowler to take five wickets in a T20 World Cup match. He took five wickets for 22 runs against New Zealand. He took a total of 9 wickets in three matches in the 2016 tournament. He was named as the 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 in late 2016 and early 2017. He played his first Test match since August 2015 against Sri Lanka in March 2017, taking eight wickets in that series. In April 2018, he was one of ten cricketers who received a special contract from the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). On May 29, 2018, Mustafizur could not play in a T20I series against Afghanistan because of a toe injury.
Recent International Matches (2019-2025)
In April 2019, he was chosen for Bangladesh's team for the 2019 Cricket World Cup. On July 5, 2019, in the match against Pakistan, Mustafizur took his 100th wicket in ODIs. He was Bangladesh's top wicket-taker in the tournament, with twenty wickets in eight matches. After the World Cup, the International Cricket Council (ICC) called Mustafizur the "rising star" of the team.
In September 2021, he was named in Bangladesh's team for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. In May 2024, he was again chosen for Bangladesh's team for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament. On January 12, 2025, he was named in Bangladesh's team for the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy.
Playing for Clubs
Bangladesh Premier League
Mustafizur's first professional Twenty20 club career was in the Bangladesh Premier League. He played for Dhaka Dynamites in the 2015 season. He took 14 wickets in 10 matches. In October 2018, he joined the Rajshahi Kings team. In November 2019, he was chosen to play for the Rangpur Rangers. On January 21, he was picked to play for the Comilla Victorians for the BPL 2022 season. Mustafizur Rahman was a top player in the "icon category" for the Bangladesh Premier League 2021-22 season.
He was chosen to play for Dhaka Capitals in the 2024-25 Bangladesh Premier League. On January 20, he became only the 4th bowler to reach 100 BPL wickets. The others were Shakib Al Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, and Rubel Hossain.
Indian Premier League
In February 2016, Sunrisers Hyderabad chose Mustafizur in the 2016 IPL auction. He took 17 wickets in 16 matches, and his team won the title. He was named "Emerging Player of the Tournament". He was the first international player to win this award.
In December 2016, Sunrisers Hyderabad kept him for the 2017 IPL season. In January 2018, Mumbai Indians bought him in the 2018 IPL auction. In February 2021, Rajasthan Royals bought him for INR 1.00 crore in the 2021 IPL auction. In February 2022, Delhi Capitals bought him in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament. He played 8 matches for Delhi Capitals and took 8 wickets. He also played for the Indian Premier League team Chennai Super Kings in 2024.
NatWest T20 Blast
In March 2016, the English team Sussex announced they had signed Mustafizur for their T20 Blast competition. He took four wickets and gave away 23 runs in his first match against Essex. After another match, he needed shoulder surgery, which kept him from playing for six months.
Pakistan Super League
Lahore Qalandars chose Mustafizur for the Pakistan Super League. The BCB was not sure about letting him play there. However, the problem was solved when Mustafizur got a shoulder injury in early 2016, which stopped him from playing in the PSL.
How Mustafizur Bowls
Mustafizur became very successful early in his international career by bowling off cutters. This is a type of delivery that moves away from a right-handed batsman. Mustafizur said in June 2015 that he first learned this technique when his friend, Anamul Haque, told him to try bowling a slower ball. According to former Indian cricketer Maninder Singh, his slower balls are very hard for batsmen to understand.
Mustafizur's Life Outside Cricket
Mustafizur grew up in a small town called Satkhira in Khulna, Bangladesh. He is the youngest of six children of Abul Qasem Gazi and Mahmuda Khatun. His father loves cricket. Mustafizur became interested in cricket when he started practicing the game every morning with his brother Mokhlesur Rahman. They would travel about 40 kilometres (25 mi) from home to practice. This sometimes meant he missed school to play cricket.
Before he became a great bowler, Mustafizur played as a batsman using a tennis ball. He says he was inspired by the Pakistani fast bowler Mohammad Amir, who is his idol.
On March 15, 2019, Mustafizur and other members of the Bangladesh cricket team were in Christchurch, New Zealand. They were moments away from entering a mosque when a difficult event happened. This event deeply affected all the team members. Mustafizur got married on March 22. His brother hoped that getting married would help him feel better after what he saw in New Zealand.
Mustafizur's Awards and Records
- The main cricket organization, the International Cricket Council, put Mustafizur on the ICC ODI Team of the Year in 2015. This showed he was one of the best cricketers that year. He was the first Bangladeshi cricketer to get this award.
- In December 2016, he was named the ICC Men's Emerging Cricketer of the Year. This was the first time a Bangladeshi player won one of the ICC's yearly awards. Mustafizur was also chosen as the 12th player in the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 Men's Team of the Tournament.
- He won the ESPNcricinfo Award for the Best T20 performance of 2016. This was for his amazing five-wicket haul against New Zealand during the World T20.
- Mustafizur won the Best Athlete of the Year Award from the Bangladesh Sports Press Association (BSPA) in 2015.
- On May 29, 2016, he became the first and only international cricketer to win the IPL's Emerging Player of the Year award.
- On January 27, 2018, Mustafizur took his 50th ODI wicket in a final against Sri Lanka. He became the fastest Bangladeshi bowler to reach 50 ODI wickets, doing it in 27 matches.
- Mustafizur was again included in the ICC ODI Team of the Year 2018. He became the first Bangladeshi cricketer to be chosen for this team twice.
- On July 5, 2019, Mustafizur took his 100th ODI wicket in the 2019 Cricket World Cup against Pakistan. He became the fastest Bangladeshi bowler to reach this milestone, doing it in 54 matches. He was also the fourth fastest in the world to reach 100 wickets, even faster than Australian bowler Brett Lee.
- On September 18, 2019, Mustafizur became the quickest Bangladeshi, quickest fast bowler, and fourth quickest bowler to take 50 T20I wickets.
- In the yearly ICC Awards in January 2022, Mustafizur was included in the ICC Men's ODI Team of the Year for 2021.
- He was also named in the ICC Men's T20I Team of the Year for 2021.
- On March 9, 2024, in the third T20I against Sri Lanka, Mustafizur became the third Bangladeshi player to take 300 wickets across all types of international cricket games.
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Fizz with his family members
