Mohammad Ashraful is born in September 9, 1984 in Dhaka. He is a Bangladeshi cricketer who is widely regarded as talented but inconsistent as a batsman.

Player profile:

Full name: Mohammad Ashraful
Born: July 7, 1984, Dhaka
Current age: 22 years
Major teams: Bangladesh, Asia XI, Dhaka Division, Dhaka Metropolis
Also known as: Ashraful Matin
Batting style: Right-hand bat
Bowling style: Legbreak

Ashraful is the youngest batsman to make a Test century, a feat he achieved on his debut. He was a day younger than 17 years when he scored 114 against Sri Lanka on September 8, 2001.
Ashraful is regarded as a precociously talented batsman capable of playing all kinds of shots in the book. He seemed to have come of age in December 2004, when he scored his second century - a mammoth 158 not out - against the touring Indian cricket team, and as a result now holds the record for the highest individual Test score by any Bangladeshi. He also became the second Bangladeshi to score an ODI century, making exactly 100 in Bangladesh's win over Australia at Cardiff in the NatWest Series on June 18, 2005 followed by 94 off 52 balls against England. He scored a magnificent 136 against Sri Lanka which hepled his team get a respectable total. He scored another two half centuries in the one day tournament against Srilanka
He was recently appointed captain of the Dhaka team in Bangladesh's domestic one-day cricket competition.Currently he is playing for Rainhill CC in a local cricket league in UK.

Career highlights

Test debut: against Sri Lanka, September 8, 2001
First Test century: against Sri Lanka, September 8, 2001
First one day century: against Australia, June 18, 2005
Career records: Youngest Test centurion, at 16 years 364 days