1. Mohammad Ashraful is a Bangladeshi cricketer, who has represented the Bangladesh men's national team.
45 Facts About Mohammad Ashraful
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Between 2007 and 2009, Ashraful captained his country in 13 Tests, and 38 One Day Internationals, out of which Bangladesh won eight.
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Mohammad Ashraful has scored the fastest fifty in Test and ODI for any Bangladeshi cricketer.
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Mohammad Ashraful played domestic cricket for the Dhaka Division cricket team in Bangladesh's domestic one-day and first-class competitions, captaining both sides on occasion.
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Mohammad Ashraful made his debut on 22 November 2000, playing for the Dhaka Metropolis cricket team.
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Mohammad Ashraful scored his maiden first-class century in his second match, making 101 against the Khulna cricket team.
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Mohammad Ashraful later played for Rainhill CC in a local cricket league in England.
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On 6 February 2009, Mohammad Ashraful took part in the player auction for the 2009 Indian Premier League.
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Mohammad Ashraful returned to domestic cricket in 2011, scoring a century for Dhaka Division in the opening match of the National Cricket League.
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Dhaka Metropolis and Rangpur Division were the new teams, with Mohammad Ashraful captaining the former.
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Mohammad Ashraful was scheduled to play for Minister Group Rajshahi in Bangabandhu T20 cup.
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Dhaka won the tournament, and in twelve matches Mohammad Ashraful scored a total of 258 runs, with an average of 28.66, making him the BPL's second highest run-scorer amongst Bangladeshi batsmen.
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Mohammad Ashraful scored a century against the Khulna Royal Bengals.
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Mohammad Ashraful made his ODI debut against Zimbabwe on 11 April 2001, where he scored only 9 runs and Bangladesh lost the match by 36 runs.
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Mohammad Ashraful took his first international wicket in the match, that of Andy Flower.
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Mohammad Ashraful made his Test debut on 6 September 2001 against Sri Lanka.
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Mohammad Ashraful scored highest in each inning, and although Bangladesh slumped to an innings defeat, Ashraful scored 114, becoming the youngest player to score a Test century, breaking Mushtaq Mohammad's record.
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Mohammad Ashraful was the second Bangladeshi player to score a Test century on debut after Aminul Islam Bulbul in 2000 during Bangladesh's first Test match.
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Mohammad Ashraful performed poorly in his first World Cup, the 2003 Cricket World Cup, scoring 71 runs at an average of 14.20, with Bangladesh being eliminated during the group stage.
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The solitary ODI victory was Bangladesh's first international win since defeating Pakistan in the 1999 World Cup; Mohammad Ashraful scored 51 runs from 32 balls in the match and was named man of the match.
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Mohammad Ashraful played with his team against India in December 2004 and scored his second century, 158 not out, claiming the record for the highest individual Test score by a Bangladeshi.
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Mohammad Ashraful scored 100, which rendered his team victorious, and was named Man of the Match.
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Mohammad Ashraful scored two more half-centuries in the series, finishing with 259 runs at an average of 43.16, making him third-highest run scorer in the series.
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Mohammad Ashraful was selected for the Asian squad in the inaugural Afro-Asia Cup.
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Mohammad Ashraful played in two of the matches, but failed to score a run.
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Mohammad Ashraful scored 136 runs in the first innings, his third Test century; he received the man of the match award, although Sri Lanka won by eight wickets.
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The West Indies hosted the 2007 Cricket World Cup in March and April; Mohammad Ashraful was included in the 15-man squad led by Habibul Bashar.
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Mohammad Ashraful's innings was the highest score by a Bangladeshi player in the World Cup and he was named man of the match for his performance.
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Mohammad Ashraful scored the most runs for Bangladesh at an average of 43.
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Mohammad Ashraful held the record for six days before it was broken by Yuvraj Singh in a match against England.
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Mohammad Ashraful caught the ball and, despite de Villiers standing his ground, umpire Steve Bucknor confirmed the dismissal.
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Mohammad Ashraful was replaced by Mashrafe Mortaza for the tour of the West Indies, with Shakib Al Hasan as vice-captain.
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Mohammad Ashraful later captained Bangladesh's team again at the 2010 Asian Games in late November.
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Mohammad Ashraful was dropped when England toured Bangladesh in February and March 2010.
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Mohammad Ashraful was recalled for Bangladesh's tour of England two months later.
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Mohammad Ashraful struggled in June's 2010 Asia Cup, and was dropped; he was recalled for the ODI leg of the England tour due to injuries to the squad.
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Shortly after winning the Asian Games in 2010, Mohammad Ashraful was recalled to Bangladesh's full squad for the five-match ODI series against Zimbabwe in December.
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Mohammad Ashraful was included in Bangladesh's 15-man squad for the 2011 Cricket World Cup, co-hosted by Bangladesh along with India and Sri Lanka.
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Mohammad Ashraful was retained for the Test side for the Pakistan series in 2012, but was dropped after the first Test, in which he scored only one run.
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In March 2008, Mohammad Ashraful slapped a fan who called him "rubbish" while he was training at an indoor stadium in Dhaka.
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Mohammad Ashraful admitted to spot-fixing during the 2013 Bangladesh Premier League.
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The then-28-year-old Mohammad Ashraful was allegedly paid about $12,800 to lose the match, but the cheque he was given later bounced, according to the local media.
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Mohammad Ashraful was allegedly involved in fixing another match 10 days later, against the Barisal Burners, which his team lost by seven wickets.
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Mohammad Ashraful became eligible to play in international fixtures in 2018.
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In 2022, Mohammad Ashraful played for Lullington Park Cricket Club in the Derbyshire County Cricket League.