At first i want special thanks to @scorumbounty because of choosing this month contest topic. This month topic is " My Favorite Athlete". I am so much loved sports from my childhood. There are so many  memories about sports in my life. I played so many sports like football, cricket, volleyball, badminton but i like cricket most. I just share a little story. how much i am passionate  about cricket. Bangladesh played its first Test match in November 2000 against India in Dhaka, becoming the tenth Test-playing nation. That time Bangladesh was lost most of the time in a big margin. But then again i didn't miss any game where Bangladesh cricket team participated. I can remember i escaped several time  from school in ti-fin period because of watching cricket. Before every match i hope Bangladesh will win but after end of the match my eyes were full of tear's because most of the time they loose. But i never stop to see dream. In dream i saw one day Bangladesh will dominate the cricket world. Yes i feel proud that i am a Bangladeshi. That dream comes true From the hand of Captain fantastic Mashrafe Bin Mortaza মাশরাফি বিন মুর্তজা. Yes he is my hero, my Favorite Athlete. There are so many famous athlete in the world But why  Mashrafe Bin Mortaza মাশরাফি বিন মুর্তজা? In today's my article i will describe why he is my Favorite Athlete. 

He is the first Bangladeshi first bowler who has express speed and bowled over 145+ kph regularly in his early career.  He is the most aggressive Bangladeshi bowler in his early career. He came from Narail District and his nickname was Koushik. He also known as Narail Express for his express speed. I think he is the first Bangladeshi player who shown the  real aggression. 

In the calendar year of 2006, Mortaza was the world's highest wicket taker in ODIs, collecting 49 wickets. The haul was the most ever in a calendar year by a Bangladeshi, and 17th most for anyone. He was the Man of the Match in his side's shock victory over India in the 2007 World Cup taking 4/38. Unsurprisingly he played in all of Bangladesh's matches in the World Cup as they reached the second round. 

After his Test debut, injuries started wreaking havoc and he found himself making one comeback after the other. Injuries to his back and knee forced him to miss most of the action but every time he comes back more stronger. 

He was appointed as skipper for the series after the captaincy was split across formats for the first time. The BCB, being happy with his ODI captaincy, asked him to lead the team in the 2015 World Cup as well, where he did a tremendous job leading Bangladesh to the quarterfinal (the first time Bangladesh had made it to the knockouts). 

After the 2015 World Cup, Mashrafe led his team to ODI series wins against Pakistan (3-0) and India (2-1) at home. These results sealed a place for Bangladesh in the 8-nation tournament, the 2017 edition of the Champions Trophy in England. Mashrafe, who had a few thoughts of retirement put them all to rest and wanted to work harder for the tournemant. After registering an ODI series win against the Proteas, the Bangladesh captain said, 'We used to dream of beating big teams. Now we are beating them.' 

After finishing runners-up in the Asia Cup, Mashrafe’s next assignment was the WT20 held in India. A different Mortaza was seen midway during the tournament. In one of the press conferences, he was seen shedding tears when asked about the suspensions of Taskin Ahmed and Arafat Sunny for illegal bowling actions. The Bangladesh certainly missed their services and failed to register a single win in the Super 10 stage.

After squaring the ODI series in Sri Lanka, Mortaza announced his retirement from the shortest format of the game at the toss during the first of the two T20Is. His teammates gave him a fitting farewell by winning his final T20I game and thereby leveling the series 1-1. 

On beating New Zealand in the final game of the tri-series in Ireland in May 2017, Bangladesh went above Sri Lanka in the rankings to sixth place. Taking confidence from the heartening show in the Ireland tri-series, Bangladesh beat New Zealand once again in the 2017 Champions Trophy as they reached the semi-final for the first time in the history of the tournament. They were eventually beaten by India but returned home to a rousing welcome. 

Top 5 list of all-time best ODI captain:

Clive Lloyd (West Indies) : 84 matches, 64 wins, 18 defeat, won 77.71 percent.

Ricky Ponting (Australia) : 230 games, 165 wins, 51 defeat, won 76.14 percent.

Hansie Cronje (South Africa) : 138 matches, 99 wins, 35 defeat, won 73.70 percent.

Mashrafe Mortaza (Bangladesh) : 28 matches, won 20, 8 defeat, to win the 71.42 percent.

Clarke (Australia) : 74 matches, 50 wins, 21 defeat, won the 70.42 percent.

The next 10 successful captains:

Steve Waugh 65.23

Sir Viv Richards 65.04

Graeme Smith 64.23

Shaun Pollock 64.06

Waqar Younis 61.66

Wasim Akram 61.46

Inazamama-ul-Haq 61.46

Allan Border 61.42

AB de Villiers 60.95

Mahendra Singh Dhoni 60.00

I can't finish write about Mashrafe Bin Mortaza মাশরাফি বিন মুর্তজা. He is a living legend in our cricket. He is my Favorite Athlete not because of her record but also her life style. he is a fighter. he injured when he was in  best of her from but every time he came back strongly. he is injured several time and he came back every time to remove all obstacle. His disciplined life also attracted me. He is inspirational for everyone. every youth. He is a by born leader. When he is in the team, the whole dressing room picture will be changed. In this moment i am very emotional to write about him. We are very lucky that we have a Mashrafe Bin Mortaza. I love you boss. wish you all the best to you and to your team for World cup-2019.