As an acting cricketer, Mashrafe bin Mortaza became the first one to be elected a parliament member.
Shredding off all the speculations regarding his cricketing career, Mashrafe told to media that cricket is going to be his first priority in the near future. And within 72 hours from now on, the sixth edition of the Bangladesh Premier League is going to set on where Mashrafe will lead Rangpur Riders to defend the title.
As the defending champion, Rangpur Riders will lock horns with Chittagong Vikings in the tournament opener on January 5.
Rangpur will step into the field in back to back matches. In the consecutive day, Khulna Titans is the second opponent of the Riders.
Earlier Mashrafe said he is soon getting to be prepared for the 2019 ICC World Cup which is just seven to eight months away from now on.
“If I play till the World Cup, I have about seven or eight months remaining in my playing career. I don’t know what I am going to do in the following four-and-a-half years. The Prime Minister has given me an opportunity to serve the people,” he said.
Contesting on the ticket of Awami League, he got 274,418 votes, 96% of the total vote casted in the particular constituency. His rival Jatiya Oikya Front candidate AZM Fariduzzaman got just 8,006 votes.
Mashrafe bin Mortaza played 202 limited over matches for Bangladesh and claimed 258 wickets in an economy rate of 4.80.
