Asia Cup 2018: 5 Key Players for Bangladesh

Modified Sep 03, 2018 02:53 IST

Iqbal is the first and the only Bangladeshi player to have scored more than ten thousand international runs

#5 Mustafizur Rahman

Enter captio — Mustafizur Rahman has established himself as a world-class bowler in a very short span of time

The quickest Bangladeshi to get 50 wickets in One-day internationals, Mustafizur Rahman has established himself as a world-class bowler in a very short span of time.

He grabbed everyone's attention in his first ODI series itself bagging 13 wickets to his name in three matches. His magical performance helped Bangladesh to register their first-ever ODI series win against India.

In 2016, he was Bangladesh's best bowler in WT20 picking nine wickets in three games. Later, he showcased his brilliance in the IPL where he scalped 16 wickets and helped SRH to win the title.

Though regular injuries have affected his game to an extent, he is fit and ready to fire in the upcoming tournament.

Mustafizur Rahman in ODIs:

Matches - 30, Wickets - 56, Bowling avg. - 20.02, SR - 25.46, Economy - 4.72, BBI - 43/6, 5W -3