Full name Mohammad Ashraful
Born July 7, 1984, Dhaka
Current age 24 years 134 days
Major teams Bangladesh,Asia XI,Dhaka Division,Dhaka Metropolis
Also known as Ashraful Matin
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
44
85
4
1924
158*
23.75
4169
46.15
4
7
234
20
15
0
ODIs
133
126
12
2692
109
23.61
3693
72.89
2
16
276
23
25
0
T20Is
9
9
0
164
61
18.22
93
176.34
0
1
20
5
2
0
First-class
86
161
5
4612
263
29.56
12
18
39
0
List A
168
159
15
3231
109
22.43
2
18
38
0
Twenty20
9
9
0
164
61
18.22
93
176.34
0
1
20
5
2
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
44
46
1237
961
14
2/42
2/42
68.64
4.66
88.3
0
0
0
ODIs
133
24
390
412
11
3/26
3/26
37.45
6.33
35.4
0
0
0
T20Is
9
5
96
160
5
3/42
3/42
32.00
10.00
19.2
0
0
0
First-class
86
5650
3419
101
7/99
33.85
3.63
55.9
5
0
List A
168
826
743
25
4/28
4/28
29.72
5.39
33.0
1
0
0
Twenty20
9
5
96
160
5
3/42
3/42
32.00
10.00
19.2
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo (SSC), Sep 6-8, 2001 scorecard
Last Test
Bangladesh v New Zealand at Dhaka (SBNS), Oct 25-29, 2008 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
Zimbabwe v Bangladesh at Bulawayo, Apr 11, 2001 scorecard
Last ODI
South Africa v Bangladesh at Benoni, Nov 9, 2008 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut
Kenya v Bangladesh at Nairobi (Gym), Sep 1, 2007 scorecard
Last T20I
South Africa v Bangladesh at Johannesburg, Nov 5, 2008 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut
2000/01
Last First-class
Bangladesh v New Zealand at Dhaka (SBNS), Oct 25-29, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
2000/01
Last List A
South Africa v Bangladesh at Benoni, Nov 9, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Kenya v Bangladesh at Nairobi (Gym), Sep 1, 2007 scorecard
Last Twenty20
South Africa v Bangladesh at Johannesburg, Nov 5, 2008 scorecard
Profile
On September 8, 2001, at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo, Mohammad Ashraful turned a terrible mismatch into a slice of history by becoming the youngest man - or boy - to make a Test century. Bangladesh still crashed to heavy defeat, but "Matin" brought hope and consolation with a sparkling hundred, repeatedly dancing down to hit the Sri Lankan spinners, including Muralitharan, back over their heads ... and on his debut, too. It was the day before his 17th birthday according to some sources, and 63 days after it according to most others: either way, he broke the long-standing record set by Mushtaq Mohammad (17 years 82 days) when he made 101 for Pakistan against India in 1960-61. Inevitably, such a heady early achievement proved hard to live up to, and after a prolonged poor run Ashraful was dropped for England's first visit in October 2003. He returned to the side a better player, but no less flamboyant, as he demonstrated with a glorious unbeaten 158 in defeat against India at Chittagong late in 2004. Still not 21 when Bangladesh made their maiden tour of England the following year, Ashraful confirmed his status as one for the future at Cardiff, when his brilliantly paced century set Bangladesh up for their astonishing victory over Australia in the NatWest Series. But Ashraful didn't fulfil his evident potential on the tour of Sri Lanka that followed, often getting out to loose shots, and made little impact against the Australians early in 2006 either. An extended run of poor form forced the management to drop Ashraful for the final qualifying match of the Champions Trophy against Zimbabwe. He was also omitted from the squad for the home series against Zimbabwe in December but was immediately recalled after slamming 263 for Dhaka Division against Chittagong Division in the domestic four-day competition. He was appointed Bangladesh's captain in June 2007 at the tender age of 22.
Andrew Miller June 2007
