Veteran Bangladesh batter Mushfiqur Rahim has created history by becoming the first player from his country to reach 7,000 runs in Test cricket. According to ESPNcricinfo, Mushfiqur achieved the milestone on the final day of the second Test against the West Indies in Sylhet, reaching the landmark with a single off Roston Chase. He completed 7,000 Test runs after scoring nine runs in his second innings.
The experienced batter went on to score 34 runs in the innings as the second Test ended in a draw. The West Indies had won the opening Test by eight wickets.
Interestingly, Mushfiqur was initially unaware that he had reached the historic milestone. He realised the achievement when his teammates gave him a standing ovation in the dressing room.
The 38-year-old has continued to set records in Bangladesh cricket. He previously became the country’s first batter to reach 5,000 Test runs in 2022 and 6,000 runs in 2024.
Mushfiqur currently tops Bangladesh’s all-time Test run-scoring chart with 7,000 runs, followed by Mominul Haque with 5,293 and Tamim Iqbal with 4,835. He also holds the record for the most Test centuries by a Bangladeshi batter, with 14 hundreds to his name. Mominul Haque is second with 13 centuries, while Tamim Iqbal has scored 10.
