Mustafizur Rahman
Mustafizur Rahman (The Fizz) is a renowned Bangladeshi left-arm fast-medium bowler, famous for his deceptive slower cutters, who plays for the Rangpur Riders in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) and for Bangladesh internationally, with significant IPL stints at Sunrisers Hyderabad, Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals, and Chennai Super Kings, earning accolades like IPL Emerging Player in 2016 and multiple ICC Team of the Year selections for his unique variations and death-overs mastery.
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Mustafizur Rahman
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International Debut Of Mustafizur Rahman
- Test – 21 July 2015 vs South Africa in Chattogram
- ODI –18 June 2015 vs India in Dhaka
- T20I – 24 April 2015 vs Pakistan in Dhaka
Teams Mustafizur Rahman Played In
- International: Bangladesh.
- IPL: Sunrisers Hyderabad, Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals, Delhi Capitals, Chennai Super Kings.
- BPL/Domestic: Rangpur Riders (also Rangpur Rangers), Comilla Victorians, Gazi Group Chattogram, Abahani Limited, Khulna Division, Dhaka Dynamites.
- Other Leagues: Sussex (England), Lahore Qalandars (Pakistan), Asia XI, Team Abu Dhabi.
Records Of Mustafizur Rahman
- Took a fifer on his ODI debut vs India in 2015.
- On 27 January 2018, Mustafizur took his 50th ODI wicket in a tri-series final against Sri Lanka by bowling Upul Tharanga, becoming the fastest Bangladeshi bowler to 50 ODI wickets in 27 matches.
- On 5 July 2019, Mustafizur took his 100th ODI wicket in 2019 Cricket World Cup against Pakistan by bowling Haris Sohail, becoming the fastest Bangladeshi bowler to reach the milestone in 54 matches. By doing so, he also became the fourth fastest in the World to reach 100 wickets, leaving Australian speedster Brett Lee behind him. Lee reached the milestone of 100 wickets in 55 matches.
- On 18 September 2019, Mustafizur became quickest Bangladeshi, quickest fast bowler and fourth quickest bowler to take 50 T20I wickets.
Mustafizur Rahman Awards
- The governing body of cricket, the International Cricket Council, included Mustafizur on the ICC ODI Team of the Year in 2015, recognizing him as one of the top cricketers of that year. He was the first Bangladeshi cricketer to achieve this and the second to be selected for any ICC team after Shakib Al Hasan.
- In December 2016, he was named the ICC Emerging Cricketer of the Year, the first Bangladeshi player to win one of the ICC’s annual awards. Mustafizur was also included as the 12th man in the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 Men’s Team of the Tournament. He won the ESPNcricinfo Award for the Best T20 performance of the year 2016 for his maiden T20I 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) of the year 2015.
- On 29 May 2016, he became the 1 st and so far the only foreign cricketer to win IPL’s Emerging player of the year.
- Mustafizur again included ICC ODI Team of the Year 2018. He become the first Bangladeshi cricketer to achieve this twice.
- In the annual ICC Awards in January 2022, Mustafizur was included in ICC Men’s ODI Team of the Year for the year 2021.
- Named in ICC Men’s T20I Team of the Year for the year 2021.
Favourites Of Mustafizur Rahman
| Ball | Cutters |
| Batsmen | Virat Kohli and Kumar Sangakkara |
| Bowler | Mohammed Amir and Wasim Akram |
| Destination | Dubai |
| Colour | Blue, black and white |
| Food | Fish |
Wife Of Mustafizur Rahman
- Mustafizur Rahman is married to Samiya Parvin. Samiya is a psychology student in Dhaka University. The couples tied the knot in an intimate wedding ceremony on 22nd march 2019.
Salary Of Mustafizur Rahman
- – IPL 2025- INR 6 crore
- Net Worth- INR 11 crores
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Awards & Recognition
- ICC Emerging Player Award (IPL 2016).
- Man of the Match in his Test debut.
- Consistent performer in various franchise leagues globally.
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