Bangladesh cricket loses ‘a wonderful human being’
A dark cloud engulfed Bangladesh's cricket fraternity after the passing of former national cricketer Mosharraf Hossain Rubel, who had been battling cancer for more than three years. Leading cricketers expressed their bereavement on social media with the likes of Mashrafe Bin Mortaza and Shakib Al Hasan paying their tributes.
Former ODI captain Mashrafe wrote 'stay well my friend,' after news broke yesterday that Rubel had lost his battle with cancer. The 40-year-old left behind many admirers and despite playing just five ODIs for the national team, had performed according to his talents in the domestic circuit.
"We are saddened by the death of our long-time teammate and one of the best spinners in the country, Mosharraf Hossain Rubel. We are praying for the forgiveness of the deceased and our condolences to the bereaved family," Shakib wrote on Facebook.
Soumya Sarkar wrote: "You will be missed." Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah Riyad and Tamim Iqbal all paid tributes along with many others.
Liton Das was attending a program for SG and talking to the press, when the news of Rubel's death came in yesterday. Immediately a dark cloud came over Liton as he struggled to come to terms with the news. "You have given me a very saddening news," Liton said. "I played with boro bhai for a long time and I will always remember wherever I have played with him," Liton reminisced before falling silent as he tried to gather himself. That was the love that Rubel garnered in Bangladesh's cricketing fraternity.
"He was a wonderful human being. Not many know of his sense of humour, but we know," selector Habibul Bashar told The Daily Star yesterday. "In our addas, he was the one with the jokes and humour. There was a time when we spent so much time together. Probably in 2007 or 2008, we used to go roam around and find various restaurants to eat at in the evenings. His cricket career should have been a lot bigger because he was a genuine all-rounder. It's difficult to talk about him, he was always missed and will be missed now. I know he was suffering a lot. It was difficult for me to watch him since I was so close to him. I couldn't take it. Those who got to spend time beside him or played with him will tell you that they don't know someone as charming as him," an emotional Bashar said.
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