Mushfiqur Rahim has created a new milestone in Bangladesh cricket history by becoming the first Bangladeshi batter to score 7,000 runs in Test cricket.
The veteran wicketkeeper-batter reached the landmark on Monday (November 9) during the second innings of the Sylhet Test against the West Indies. He needed just nine runs to complete the milestone on the final day of the match.
The achievement adds another significant chapter to Mushfiqur's international career, which has spanned more than two decades.
Mushfiqur now leads the list of Bangladesh's highest run-scorers in Test cricket by a considerable margin. Mominul Haque is second with 5,293 runs, followed by Tamim Iqbal with 5,134.
Shakib Al Hasan occupies fourth place with 4,609 runs, while Litton Das is fifth with 3,557.
Since making his Test debut in 2005, Mushfiqur has established himself as one of Bangladesh's most dependable batters in the longest format of the game.
He has played 107 Test matches so far, scoring more than 7,000 runs, including 14 centuries and 30 half-centuries.
The latest achievement further cements his place among the most accomplished batters in Bangladesh's Test cricket history.
