Mohammad Ashraful

Mohammad Ashraful is one of Bangladesh’s most iconic cricketers — a prodigy who burst onto the world stage as the youngest Test centurion in history at just 17, smashing a debut 114 against Sri Lanka in 2001.

By 22, he was leading his country, becoming the 10th youngest Test captain in history. Across a 12-year international career spanning 261 matches, Ashraful dazzled fans with his flamboyant stroke play, holding the record for Bangladesh’s fastest fifty in Tests, ODIs, and T20Is.

His highlight reel includes a brilliant unbeaten 158 against India, a famous century in a win over Australia at Cardiff, and a stylish 87 versus South Africa in the 2007 World Cup. Even after a break from international cricket, he returned with a sublime 190 against Sri Lanka in 2013.

Ashraful amassed 6,655 international runs (9 hundreds, 30 fifties) and over 17,000 runs in domestic cricket, with 33 centuries and 78 fifties. A handy part-time spinner, he also claimed 47 international and 313 domestic wickets, including eight five-wicket hauls.

However, his career was marred by a match-fixing scandal in 2014, resulting in a five-year ban that effectively ended his international run. Since then, Ashraful has sought redemption through domestic and overseas cricket, especially in the UK.

In recent years, he's impressed for several English clubs including Lashings, Blackheath (Kent), Church and Royton (Lancashire), Lullington Park (Derbyshire), and most recently, Portsmouth (Hampshire). His 2024 season was outstanding — scoring 828 runs at 63.69 to help Portsmouth gain promotion, followed by an even better top-flight return with 845 runs at 70.42.

Now open to a UK return in 2026, Ashraful remains a high-profile, match-winning signing — a seasoned performer with star power, seeking to write the next chapter of his cricketing journey.

Note:Ash's eligibility window for UK club cricket (based on 5 FC matches in the last 36 months) remains open until 7 Nov 2025.