Former Bangladesh cricketer Mosharraf Rubel passes away

Former Bangladesh national team cricketer Mosharraf Hossain Rubel died at the age of 40 due to cancer. He breathed his last on Tuesday in United Hospital in Dhaka.

Back in 2019, Rubel was diagnosed with a brain tumour. After one and a half years of treatment, he recovered. But an MRI earlier this year suggested that the tumour had once again started to grow. Since then, he had been receiving chemotherapy. 

Rubel played his first match for Bangladesh in 2008 against South Africa. He played five ODIs for the Tigers. The left-arm spinner picked up 392 wickets in 112 first-class matches. He played his last match for Bangladesh in 2016 against England.