Mushfiqur Rahim

In the match against Central Zone, Mushi got his 1st first-class wicket by dismissing Nurul Hasan playing for North Zone as he returned bowling figures of 1–23 in 10 overs.

Mushfiqur Rahim (মুশফিকুর রহিম; born 9 May 1987) is a Bangladeshi cricketer and the former captain of the Bangladesh national cricket team.

He is a right-handed middle-order batsman and wicket-keeper in the national team.

Mushfiqur Rahim was born on 9 May 1987 in Bogra, Bangladesh.

Born to Mahbub Habib and Rahima Khatun, he finished his secondary schooling at Bogra Zilla School.

In between playing cricket, he studied history at the Jahangirnagar University.

He represented them in three Youth Tests and 18 Youth One Day Internationals (ODIs) between 2004 and 2006, averaging 31.75 and 36.00 with the bat in the respective formats.

Mushfiqur Rahim trained at the Bangladesh Institute of Sports.

Mushfiqur started his international career in 2005 against England at the age of 18 years 17 days.

He was made to play as a specialist batsman in the first Test match of his career.

He thus became the second-youngest, after Sachin Tendulkar, to play Test cricket at Lord's Cricket Stadium. He continued to make consistent contributions down the order with the bat and was more than competent as a keeper for Bangladesh's spin dominated attack.

Later that month Mushfiqur Rahim was recalled to the senior Test squad for the first time since the England tour in 2005.

He was selected as a specialist batsmen, with Khaled Mashud chosen as the wicket-keeper for the series against Sri Lanka.

At the domestic level he represents Rajshahi Division.

In T20 cricket, all of Mushfiqur's runs came playing for Bangladesh, Bangladesh A, Duronto Rajshahi, Nagenahira Nagas, Sylhet Royals, Chittagong Vikings, Karachi Kings, Barishal Bulls, Rajshahi Kings, Nangharhar Leopards, Khulna Tigers and Beximco Dhaka.

During the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup, hosted by Sri Lanka in February, Mushfiqur Rahim captained the Bangladesh side which included future international players Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal among others.

Mushfiqur Rahim was one of two players at the tournament with Test-match experience.

Under his guidance Bangladesh reached the quarter finals of the tournament.

His moment of fame came in 2010 in a Test against India.

Where he scored a quickfire century, the quickest by any Bangladeshi to date.

He is one of the best run scorers as a wicketkeeper who has 11,000 runs and 400+ dismissals.

According to Jamie Siddons, the former coach of Bangladesh, Mushfiqur Rahim's batting is so versatile that he can bat anywhere in the top order, from one to six.

He is also rated as one of the consistent performers and one of the few keepers to score 1000+ runs in every format.

He is the highest individual scorer for Bangladesh in Test cricket.

He is the first and only wicketkeeper-batsman in the history of Test cricket to score two double-hundreds.

He is also the first and only Bangladeshi batsman to score three double-hundreds in Tests.

Mushfiqur is the only Bangladeshi player to win 150 international matches.

In December 2023, he became only the second cricketer in test cricket history after Len Hutton to be given out for obstructing the field, when he physically handled the ball with his gloves during a test match against New Zealand.

In December 2010, Mushfiqur Rahim recorded his best score in a one-day match.

Playing for Rajshahi in the National Cricket League, he scored 114 from 120 deliveries as his team lost by 8 runs.

Representing Rajshahi Division in domestic cricket, Mushfiqur Rahim has over 6500 first-class runs to his name including twelve half-centuries and thirty four centuries.

He graduated with a master's degree from the university in 2012.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) founded the six-team Bangladesh Premier League in 2012, a twenty20 tournament to be held in February that year.

The BCB made Mushfiq the 'icon player' for Duronto Rajshahi.

Under his leadership Duronto overcame a weak start to progress to the semi-finals where they lost to Barisal Burners; Mushfiqur Rahim contributed 234 runs from 11 matches.

In January 2013, he was named in the squad for Sylhet Royals, following the draft for the 2012-13 Bangladesh Premier League.

He married Jannatul Kifayet Mondi in 2014.

Mondi is the sister of Mahmudullah's wife, Jannatul Kawsar Mishti.

Mushfiqur Rahim had a son, Mayan, in 2018.

Before playing for the national team, Mushfiqur Rahim played for Bangladesh Under-19s.