Bangladesh Nationwide Cricket Team batting icon Mushfiqur Rahim has achieved a large milestone through the second and closing Test in opposition to the West Indies Nationwide Cricket Team at the Sylhet Worldwide Cricket Stadium in Sylhet on Monday (November 9).
The veteran wicketkeeper-batter has added another golden chapter to his already outstanding journey as he has change into the primary cricketer from Bangladesh to complete 7000 runs in Test cricket.
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Mushfiqur Rahim becomes first Bangladesh batter to attain 7000 Test runs
Mushfiqur Rahim grew to become the primary Bangladeshi cricketer to complete 7000 runs in Test cricket. The historic second came on Monday when Mushfiqur reached the landmark by scoring a single off Roston Chase shortly after lunch through the ongoing second Test in Sylhet.
Apparently, Mushfiqur didn’t appear to note that he had reached the historic milestone. He realized the achievement solely when his teammates stood up in the dressing room and applauded him. With this achievement, Rahim has as soon as again proved his importance to Bangladesh cricket.
The 38-year-old wicketkeeper-batter was also the primary Bangladeshi batter to attain 5000 and 6000 Test runs, having reached those milestones in 2022 and 2024, respectively.
Mushfiqur currently leads Bangladesh’s all-time Test run-scoring charts by an enormous margin. Mominul Haque is second with 5293 runs, whereas former opener Tamim Iqbal is third amongst Bangladesh’s highest Test run-getters with 5134 runs in 134 innings throughout 70 matches.
Most runs for Bangladesh in Checks
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Mushfiqur Rahim:197 innings, 7,000 runs
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Mominul Haque:152 innings, 5,293 runs
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Tamim Iqbal:134 innings, 5,134 runs
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Shakib Al Hasan:130 innings, 4,609 runs
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Litton Das:102 innings, 3,557 runs
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Habibul Bashar:99 innings, 3,026 runs
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Mahmudullah:94 innings, 2,914 runs
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Najmul Hossain Shanto:88 innings, 2,866 runs
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Mohammad Ashraful:119 innings, 2,737 runs
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Mehidy Hasan Miraz:112 innings, 2,424 runs
Rahim has also scored 14 Test centuries and 30 half-centuries in his profession. Mominul follows him with 13 centuries, whereas Tamim has scored 10 centuries in the format.
Mushfiqur Rahim’s unimaginable journey
Mushfiqur Rahim made his Bangladesh debut in 2005. The ongoing Sylhet match is his 107th Test, which made him the participant with probably the most Test caps for Bangladesh. He started his profession as a lower-middle-order batter and wicketkeeper.
His profession has been stuffed with memorable performances, including his unbeaten 219 in opposition to Zimbabwe in 2018. It remained Bangladesh’s highest particular person Test rating for several years earlier than Towhid Hridoy smashed an unbeaten 242 in the first innings of the continued Sylhet Test.
Aside from Test cricket, Mushfiqur has 6697 runs in ODIs and 1495 runs in T20Is to his title. He has already retired from each ODI and T20I formats however continues to play Test cricket.
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Mushfiqur Rahim and Towhid Hridoy stitch 113-run stand to keep Bangladesh’s hopes alive
Notably, Mushfiqur missed the primary Test in opposition to the West Indies due to a finger damage earlier than returning for the second Test. Properly, Bangladesh fought again strongly on the ultimate day of the second Test in opposition to the West Indies in Sylhet.
Chasing a challenging target of 369 runs after the visitors declared at 398/6, Towhid Hridoy and Rahim added an unbeaten 113-run partnership. Hridoy scored a superb half-century and became the primary Bangladeshi batter to attain a double-century and a fifty in the identical Test.
He also recorded the highest match aggregate by a Bangladeshi in Test cricket. Bangladesh nonetheless needs 207 runs in 30 overs to degree the two-match Test sequence in opposition to West Indies at dwelling.
Source: cricketaddictor.com
