his powerful shots. He has suffered a plethora of injuries, in his own words from 2007: "Left knee, three operations; right knee, one operation; back, stress fracture—it's better now but still gives some trouble—some shoulder problems; ankles, damaged ligaments twice". Since then he has suffered further injury, and in total has undergone four surgeries on his left knee and three on his right, and three on his ankles. In March 2020, Mortaza became the first pace bowler and third player for Bangladesh to take 700 wickets in the professional career after Abdur Razzak and Shakib Al Hasan. Retirement Though Mortaza has not retired from Test cricket, he was forced to quit playing Test matches after he injured his right leg while captaining the side for the first time in 2009 against West Indies. Since then, he has not represented his country in any test matches. Considering his injuries and several surgeries, BCB has not allowed him to play in the longer format. On 4 April 2017, Mortaza announced his retirement from Twenty20 internationals after the tour of Sri Lanka. He played his last T20I on 6 April 2017 against Sri Lanka at the R. Premadasa Stadium. In March 2020, when Zimbabwe toured Bangladesh, ahead of the tour, the BCB announced that it would be Mortaza's last series as captain of the ODI team. Prior to the third ODI, Mortaza confirmed that he would be stepping down as Bangladesh's ODI captain after the series. Though Mortaza hasn't officially declared his retirement from ODI cricket, he is currently not playing regularly for Bangladesh and hasn't named in the squads in recent series against West Indies and New Zealand. On June 5, 2021, during his interview with a cricket news website, Mortaza went on to reveal that the Bangladesh Cricket Board was rushing to bid him farewell and forced him to retire. Personal life While studying at Govt. Victoria College, Narail, Mortaza met Sumona Haque Sumi, whom he married in 2006. The couple has a son and a daughter. Domestic career Indian Premier League He was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for the 2009 Indian Premier League auction, with an estimated amount of US$ 600,000. He played just one match being not out with 2 runs and giving 58 runs of 4 overs. Dhaka Premier League Due to his international commitments, Mortaza has infrequently played for Khulna Division in Bangladesh's domestic cricket competitions.