Mashrafe Bin Mortaza is a Bangladeshi cricketer and ODI captain of the Bangladesh national cricket team. He broke into the national side in late 2001 against Zimbabwe and represented Bangladesh before having played a single first-class match. Mortaza captained his country in one Test and seven One Day Internationals (ODIs) between 2009 and 2010, however injury meant he was in and out of the side a
nd Shakib Al Hasan was appointed captain in Mortaza's absence. He has been appointed as Bangladesh ODI captain again in 2014. Mortaza is considered one of the fastest bowlers produced by Bangladesh, usually bowling in the mid-80s mph (130s km/h), and regularly opens the bowling. He is a useful lower-middle order batsman, with a first-class century and three Test half centuries to his name. Mortaza's career has been hampered by injuries and he has undergone a total of ten operations on his knees and ankles. He was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for the 2009 Indian Premier League; although KKR paid US$600,000 for
