Former cricketer Mosharraf Hossain Rubel lost his battle against brain cancer on Tuesday, breathing his last around 5pm, sources close to his family confirmed. He was aged 40.
He was taken to a hospital in the capital when his condition deteriorated, but the doctors pronounced him dead on arrival.
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Rubel was first diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2019. In March 2019, he had an operation in Singapore, and went through a full cycle of chemotherapy as well.
But in January 2021, the cancer returned.
His condition worsened last month when he was admitted to a Dhaka hospital. His doctors put him in an intensive care unit. His condition was slightly better after a few days of treatment. But there was no beating the cancer.
Mosharraf got the first of his 5 caps for Bangladesh, all in ODIs, back in 2008.
His last international appearance was in 2016, when he was called up abruptly for a series against Afghanistan. Before this series, he was out of the national set-up for more than eight years.
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An allrounder who bowled left-arm spin and batted left-handed, Mosharraf was the player of the final in the Bangladesh Premier League 2013. He had numerous match-winning performances in the domestic level in a career spanning more than 15 years.
Mosharraf bagged more than 500 wickets in competitive cricket, with 20 five-fors. He also had two First-class centuries and 16 half-centuries under his belt.