Mahsrafe Mortaza who is the ODI skipper of Bangladesh on Sunday, surprised his fans when he took the field sporting a jersey which was numbered “00” during the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League match between Rangpur Riders against Rajshahi Kings. Mahsrafe Mortaza said that he got the inspiration from former South Africa batsman Herschelle Gibbs who had donned the jersey that had “00” as the number.

Mahsrafe Mortaza said he was inspired by an interview of former opening batsmen of Proteas Gibbs.

“There it was stated ‘start from zero again’ and honestly it was quite motivating. And teach us everything” Initially, I wore 20 and then later decided to keep the first part and began wearing 2. Now I am going back to the second part to complete the circle,” he said.

The right-hander also talked about the dismal run that Bangladesh had faced in South Africa after they failed to win a single game across all formats. As a professional Cricketer, I cannot look back and hold on to it. Mortaza about the overwhelming defeats that Bangladesh suffered against South Africa in South Africa. The Bangladeshi skipper looks very emotional he added “Today is a good day, tomorrow might be a bad one. We need to work so that we can make sure day after tomorrow is better,” Mortaza. The Rangpur Riders skipper suggested that he needs to look for the upcoming assignments and get fruitful results for his side.

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