Personal information | ||||
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Full name | Mohammad Mushfiqur Rahim | |||
Born | September 1 1988 Bogra, Bangladesh | |||
Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | |||
Batting style | Right-handed | |||
Role | Wicket-keeper | |||
International information | ||||
National side | Bangladesh | |||
Test debut (cap 41) | 26 May 2005 v England | |||
Last Test | 21 October 2013 v New Zealand | |||
ODI debut (cap 80) | 6 August 2006 v Zimbabwe | |||
Last ODI | 3 November 2013 v New Zealand | |||
ODI shirt no. | 15 | |||
Domestic team information | ||||
Years | Team | |||
2006 | Rajshahi Division | |||
2007 | Sylhet Division | |||
2008– | Rajshahi Division | |||
2012 | Duronto Rajshahi | |||
2012 | Nagenahira Nagas | |||
2013– | Sylhet Royals | |||
Career statistics | ||||
Competition | Test | ODI | FC | LA |
Matches | 36 | 122 | 67 | 162 |
Runs scored | 2,078 | 2,449 | 3,543 | 3,843 |
Batting average | 32.46 | 26.33 | 33.42 | 31.50 |
100s/50s | 2/12 | 1/12 | 4/22 | 3/21 |
Top score | 200 | 101 | 200 | 145* |
Balls bowled | – | – | 60 | – |
Wickets | – | – | 1 | – |
Bowling average | – | – | 23.00 | – |
5 wickets in innings | – | – | 0 | – |
10 wickets in match | – | n/a | 0 | n/a |
Best bowling | – | – | 1/23 | – |
Catches/stumpings | 60/10 | 89/34 | 114/17 | 128/50 |
Source: CricketArchive, 28 November 2013 |
Mohammad Mushfiqur Rahim (born 1 September 1988) is a Bangladeshi cricketer and is the captain of the national team. He made his Test debut in 2005, at the age of 16, during Bangladesh's first tour of England and the next year played his first One Day International. Between August 2009 and December 2010 Rahim served as Bangladesh's vice-captain. Standing 5 ft 3 in tall, he specialises as a wicket-keeper and is a lower-order batsman. At domestic level he represents Rajshahi Division and captains Sylhet Royals. He also scored the first double century in test for Bangladesh Cricket Team in history.
Personal life
Mohammad Mushfiqur Rahim was born on 1 September 1988 to Mahbub Habib and Rahima Khatun. In between playing cricket, Rahim studied history at the Jahangirnagar University.Formerly, He finished his school life from Bogra Zilla School He was due to miss the exams for his Master's degree in April 2012 as they clashed with Bangladesh's scheduled tour of Pakistan, however the tour was postponed and Rahim allowed to sit the exams.
External links
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