Mashrafe in front of another milestone

As the first Bangladeshi cricketer, Mashrafe Bin Mortaza has already reached the milestone of 200 international one-day matches. The captain made this record against the Windies against Mirpur on Sunday. The captain of Bangladesh ODI team in front of another milestone.

Mashrafe will be the owner of another record, if he wins the last two matches of the ongoing three-match ODI series against the Caribbean. Habibul Bashar Sumon led Bangladesh with the most number of 69 ODIs from 2004 to 2007. Mashrafe will now surpass Sumon, who is currently in charge of the national team, after leading the two ODIs.

Mashrafey made his ODI debut against Zimbabwe in Chittagong in November 2001. After several more injuries, his cricket career was threatened. Mashrafe, who returned to the game after several hours of knee surgery due to mental retardation. He was given the responsibility of captaining the ODI and T20 cricket team. Bangladesh team won one by one under his leadership.

Mashrafe, who is expected to lead the country in most ODIs, said, "It is a big thing to represent the country. Leadership there is a lot of respect. It's something special to lead the most matches in the country. It would be better to achieve this, perhaps more at the end of the career. If you look back, they may be more satisfied. '

Referring to former national captain Habibul Bashar, Mashrafe said, "Suman Bhai led the Bangladesh team during the most difficult times. There were so many restrictions to play. We do not compare to his time. Before that, any captain of Bangladesh could not survive for more than a year and a half. At that time, Suman Bhai has been captain for three or four years. His 69 matches are actually ahead of me 69. "