Mushfiqur first Bangladesh batter to reach 7,000 Test runs

Mushfiqur Rahim became the first Bangladeshi batter to score 7,000 runs in Test cricket, reaching the landmark during the Tigers’ second innings against West Indies on the final day of the Sylhet Test on Monday.

The veteran wicketkeeper-batter crossed the milestone when he reached nine, adding another landmark to a career that has spanned more than two decades. The achievement came as Bangladesh faced a daunting target of 369 to avoid a series whitewash, but Mushfiqur’s personal milestone offered a moment of celebration amid the pressure.

Mushfiqur now sits comfortably atop Bangladesh’s all-time Test run charts, with a sizeable gap separating him from the rest of the country’s batting giants. Mominul Haque is second with 5,293 runs, followed by Tamim Iqbal on 5,134, Shakib Al Hasan on 4,609 and Litton Das on 3,557.

Since making his Test debut in 2005, Mushfiqur

Since making his Test debut in 2005, Mushfiqur has become a cornerstone of Bangladesh’s batting line-up. Across 107 Tests, he has scored 14 centuries and 30 half-centuries, with a career average approaching 40.

His longevity has been a defining feature of Bangladesh’s journey in the longest format. Through batting collapses, changes in coaching and successive generations of teammates, Mushfiqur has remained a constant presence in the middle order.

His unbeaten 219 against Zimbabwe in 2018 stood as Bangladesh’s highest individual Test score for several years, before Towhid Hridoy surpassed it with his 242 in the first innings of the ongoing Sylhet Test.