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Squad
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Mohammad
Ashraful
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| Born: |
9
September 1984, Dhaka |
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| Major
Teams: |
Dhaka
Metropolis, Bangladesh, Dhaka Division |
| Known
As: |
Mohammad
Ashraful |
| Pronounced: |
Ashraful
Matin |
| Batting
Style: |
Right
Hand Bat |
| Bowling
Style: |
Leg
Break
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| Test
Debut: |
Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Colombo (SSC), Asia-Test, 2001/02 |
| Latest
Test: |
Bangladesh v West Indies at Chittagong, 2nd Test, 2002/03 |
| ODI
Debut: |
Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Bulawayo, 3rd ODI, 2000/01 |
| Latest
ODI: |
Bangladesh v West Indies at Dhaka, 3rd
ODI, 2002/03 |
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Profile:
Mohammad
Ashraful burst on to the international scene in the Asian Test
Championship in September 2001, with a century on his Test debut
against Sri Lanka which made him the youngest batsman ever to
score a Test hundred. Aged just 17 years and 63 days , he beat the
30-year-old record set by Mushtaq Mohammad of Pakistan, who made
his first Test century aged 17 years and 81 days. Ashraful also
broke the record set two months earlier by Zimbabwe's Hamilton
Masakadza (17 years 354 days) for being the youngest batsman to
score a century on Test debut.
Ashraful,
a diminutive right-hander, first caught the eye in a one-day match
against the Commonwealth Bank Academy of Cricket, with a
relentless batting assault that was watched by, amongst others,
Akram Khan who was playing for the opposition. Ashraful finished
with an unbeaten century. He also won admirers for his performance
in Asian Under-17 cricket. The 69 he made against India in the
final was enthralling, although Bangladesh eventually had to be
content with the runners-up trophy.
Ashraful
began his career as a specialist leg-spinner, but later focused on
his batting. His leg-spin does not look hostile, but is
nevertheless effective. In Zimbabwe in 2001 he played a single ODI,
dismissing Andy Flower. He showed courage with the bat after a
shaky start; he twice smashed Bryan Strang over the boundary, but
got out attempting a third.
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