Mushfiqur Rahim becomes first Bangladesh player to achieve this feat in Tests
The former captain and wicket-keeper batter of the Bangladesh side, Mushfiqur Rahim, has become the first player of the country to achieve this feat during the longest format of the game.
The former Bangladesh captain, Mushfiqur Rahim, has become the first Bangladesh player to feature in 100 Tests as he takes the field during the second Test against Ireland in Mirpur. One of the long-time servants of the country, the right-handed batter made his debut in 2005, making him the youngest debutant at Lord’s- a record that still stands. He captained the side in 34 Tests and kept wickets in 55 of them.
Mushfiqur, unreasonably, is the leading run-getter of the Bangladesh side with 6351 runs at an average of 38.02 with 12 centuries. In his first 30 Tests from 2005 to 2012, the wicket-keeper batter has smacked 1587 runs at an average of nearly 29. Since then, he has clubbed 4764 runs at an average of 42.53, scoring 11 centuries and 18 half-centuries.
Rahim’s three Test centuries are the second-most among batters who bat at number 5 or below. Only the former Australia captain, Michael Clarke, is above them in the list with four centuries. Mushfiqur has been the backbone of Bangladesh’s fortunes in away games as his average of 38.70 is more away than at home (37.53).
Mushfiqur Rahim becomes first Bangladesh player to feature in 100 Tests
Among those batters who have collected 1000 runs in the longest format, Rahim has an average of 45.77, which is the highest first innings average for the country. In the first innings of the five-day format, he has recorded 4211 runs in 99 innings at an average of 45.77.
Rahim has played the second-most games (28) as the wicket-keeping captain, only behind MS Dhoni (60). Mushfiqur should have been playing his milestone Test at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, a venue where he has scored exactly 5000 runs- a record for most international runs at a single venue.
Rahim has Test hundreds in six nations, again the most for Bangladesh. He is also the only player of the country to score a Test hundred in all four Asian countries where Test cricket has been played (excluding the United Arab Emirates).
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