Mashrafe Bin Mortaza wants to play competitive cricket for 20 years

Bangladesh ODI skipper, Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, on Wednesday expressed his desire to complete twenty years of his cricket career. To reach his two-decade landmark, the 35-year-old right-arm fast-bowler will have to play competitive cricket- Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), Dhaka Premier League (DPL) and other domestic leagues- for two more years. Since making his international debut in November 2001, he has played both professional and international cricket for over 18 years.

Mashrafe Bin Mortaza is not sure if he will be able to continue his international cricket career after a certain time, but he wants to play competitive cricket as long as his body will allow him to do so. However, he earlier said that he might take retirement from international cricket after the 2019 World Cup.

Mashrafe Bin Mortaza is regarded the most successful ODI captain in the history of Bangladesh cricket. Under his leadership, Bangladesh cricket team has defeated almost all the strong teams in ODI format. His presence in the team encourages other players to perform better. During his career, he suffered many career-threatening injuries, which forced him not only to go under surgeries several times but also restricts him to limited overs cricket. He last played Test match in July 2009 and took retirement from T20Is in April 2017. Mashrafe Bin Mortaza has so far played 202 ODIs, 36 Tests and 54 T20Is. 

Source:

https://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/cricket/2019/02/07/mashrafe-targets-playing-cricket-for-20-years

http://www.theindependentbd.com/post/186594