Online Desk: The Marylebone Cricket Club [MCC] has recognised former Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza’s contribution to the international cricket when they awarded him the honorary life membership of the club along with 18 other stalwarts of the game. 

MCC has today announced 19 new members, with eight Test-playing nations represented in the latest cohort. England and India each have five former players included on this year’s list, and players from Australia, Bangladesh, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa and West Indies are also represented. In a statement, MCC mentioned that Mashrafe enjoyed a 19-year career with Bangladesh as an impactful bowling all-rounder.

NEW HONORARY LIFE MEMBERS ARE:

Merissa Aguilleira – West Indies (2008–2019)
M.S. Dhoni – India (2004–2019)
Jhulan Goswami – India (2002-2022)
Jenny Gunn – England (2004-2019)
Muhammad Hafeez – Pakistan (2003-2021)
Rachael Haynes – Australia (2009-2022)
Laura Marsh – England (2006–2019)
Eoin Morgan – England (2006-2022)
Mashrafe Mortaza – Bangladesh (2001-2020)
Kevin Pietersen – England (2005-2014)
Suresh Raina – India (2005-2018)
Mithali Raj – India (1999-2022)
Amy Satterthwaite – New Zealand (2007-2022)
Yuvraj Singh – India (2000-2017)
Anya Shrubsole – England (2008-2022)
Dale Steyn – South Africa (2004–2020)
Ross Taylor – New Zealand (2006-2022)

The Club has also awarded a further two Honorary Life Memberships for non-playing contributions to the game.

MCC’s Cricket committee considers the nomination of cricketers for Honorary Life Membership, recognising the outstanding international careers of some of the greats of the game. Honorary Life Membership is also awarded to individuals who have made an exceptional contribution to MCC or to the game in general.

Once approved by the MCC Committee, letters of invitation are sent to the individual to accept. There is no set number per year. Nominees can accept and be granted the honour at any time. The last cohort was revealed in October 2021 when 18 former international players were announced, including Sir Alastair Cook, Jacques Kallis, Harbhajan Singh, and Sarah Taylor.