World of Cricket Contest Series | Contest - 4 :: My Favourite Wicketkeeper Batsman

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As a Bangladeshi cricket fan, Bangladeshi wicketkeeper Batsman Mushfiqur Rahim is my favourite.

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He is a great wicketkeeper in the subcontinent. As a wicketkeeper, he is passionate, aggressive. So many cricket lovers love to watch him play.


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Mushfiqur Rahim was born on 09 May 1987 in Bogra, Bangladesh ( Age - 33). Mushfiqur Rahim is a right-handed wicketkeeper-batsman, former captain and vice-captain of Bangladesh cricket team.


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Test debut:
He made his test debut vs England at Lords on May 26, 2005. He played as a specialist batsman in the first test match. He was the youngest player to play at the Lords Cricket Ground.

ODI debut:
He was consistent in the 1st class cricket and he got a chance to play ODI for the Bangladesh team, he made his ODI debut vs Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club on August 06, 2006.

World cup debut:
In 2007 world cup he got a chance to represent Bangladesh team in the world cricket. He was the reliable wicketkeeper for the Bangladesh team in world cup 2007. He made a brilliant 50 against the mighty India team. From then he was consistent in bat and he also made his existence in the world cricket by his good wicket keeping, so Bangladesh Cricket management chose Mushfiqur Rahim as the 1st choice wicket-keeper batsman in the team.

Vice-captaincy:
Mushfiqur Rahim chosen as a vice-captain in Agust 2009. Mashrafe was injured and Shakib Al Hasan was captain, so team management chose him as vice-captain. As a vice-captain, he scored his maiden test century and fastest test century by any Bangladeshi Batsman. He made his test century in just 112 balls. It was a great century.


After hitting the 1st century with India Mushfiqur Rahim told that-

"The Indian bowlers picked me for sledging when I was batting well. They called me schoolboy. But I was enjoying it and I had answered it with my bat".- Mushfiqur Rahim.

Mushfiqur Rahim was given the responsibility of captaincy on 20 September 2011. He served as the captain of Bangladesh National Team from 2011 to 2018.

Mushfiqur Rahim's record as a captain:

FormatMatchesWonLostDrawn/Nr
Test347189
ODI3711242
T20I238141

Bangladesh won 31.42 percents matches by his captaincy. In 2012 Asia cup Bangladesh team reached final for the 1st time under Mushfiqur Rahim's captaincy. His wicketkeeping was also good. Cricinfo selected him as a wicket-keeper in Test XI of the year 2011.


Let's take a look at some records of Mushfiqur Rahim:

  • In February 2020 he scored his 3rd double centuries against Zimbabwe and he became the 1st Bangladeshi Batsman and 1st wicketkeeper to achieve this record.

  • In March 2017 Mushfiqur Rahim got a milestone of 100 wickets dismissal as a wicketkeeper. He is the 1st Bangladeshi wicketkeeper to reach the milestone.

  • In October 2017 he becomes the 1st Bangladeshi batsman to score a century against South Africa.

  • In November 2018 Mushfiqur got his second double century and he becomes the 1st wicketkeeper-batsman to score two double centuries in test cricket.

  • He became the 2nd Bangladeshi Batsman to score 4000 runs.


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