Mushfiqur Rahim becomes first Bangladesh batter to score 7000 Test runs
Mushfiqur also has the second most runs for his country in ODIs (7795), only behind Tamim Iqbal (8357 runs).
Mushfiqur Rahim became the first Bangladeshi batter to score 7000 Test runs on Monday. Mushfiqur crossed the landmark in the second Test against West Indies in Sylhet.
Mushfiqur is one of Bangladesh’s most prolific run-scorers in history.
In Tests, Mushfiqur averages 39.11, and has scored 14 hundreds and 30 half-centuries, including four double hundreds.
Mushfiqur was the first wicket-keeper to score two double centuries in Tests, and is the only Bangladeshi batter to score more than 5000 Test runs.
The 39-year-old has the second most runs for his country in ODIs (7795), only behind Tamim Iqbal (8357 runs).
Mushfiqur has also captained Bangladesh in 94 matches across all three formats, having won 26 matches and lost 56.
Published on Nov 09, 2026
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