Cricketer Mosharraf Rubel no more

Former Bangladesh national team cricketer Mosharraf Hossain Rubel, 40, breathed his last on Wednesday at United Hospital in Gulshan. He had been receiving treatment for a brain tumour for a long time.

Rubel made his international debut for Bangladesh in 2008 against South Africa. He played five ODIs for the team.

A domestic heavyweight, the left-arm spinner picked up 392 wickets in 112 first-class matches. His last appearance for Bangladesh came in 2016 against England.

Rubel was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2019. He recovered after receiving treatment for one and a half years.

But an MRI earlier this year suggested that the tumour had once again started to grow. Since then, he had been receiving chemotherapy.