Mushfiqur Rahim

  Mushfiqur Rahim

Full name:              Mohammad Mushfiqur Rahim

Born:                       September 1, 1988, Bogra

Current age:           26 years 242 days

Major teams:          Bangladesh, Bangladesh Under-19s, North Zone (Bangladesh), Rajshahi Division, Sylhet Division, Sylhet Royals

Playing role:           Wicketkeeper batsman

Batting style:           Right-hand bat

Fielding position:    Wicketkeeper

Batting stats:

            M        Inn      Runs   HS       Avg     SR       NO      100      50        4s         6s

Tests   44        82        2543    200      33.46   46.47   6          3          14        320      21

ODI     149      138      3672    117      31.38   75.08   21        3          22        293      50

T20I    39        33        522      50        19.33   117.3   6          0          1          41        16

Bowling stats:

            M        Inn      B         Runs   Wkts   BBI     BBM   Econ   Avg     SR       5W      10W

Tests   44        0          0          0          0          0 / 0     0 / 0                                         0          0

ODI     149      0          0          0          0          - / -       - / -       0          0          0          0         0

T20I    39        0          0          0          0          - / -       - / -       0          0          0          0         0

Career statistics:

                                        International information

National side:                         Bangladesh

Test debut (cap 41):              May 26, 2005 v England

Last Test:                               November 12, 2014 v Zimbabwe

ODI debut (cap 80):              August 6, 2006 v Zimbabwe

Last ODI:                               22 April 2015 v Pakistan

ODI shirt no.:                        15

Profile:

A wild-card inclusion for Bangladesh's maiden tour of England in 2005, Mushfiqur Rahim was just 16 when he was selected for that daunting trip - two Tests in May, followed by six ODIs against England and Australia - even though he hadn't been named in the preliminary squad of 20. Mushfiqur was principally selected as an understudy to the ever-present wicketkeeper, Khaled Mashud, but his inclusion was further evidence of Bangladesh's determination to build for a better future. He had done well on an A-team tour of Zimbabwe earlier in 2005, scoring a century in the first Test at Bulawayo, and also enjoyed some success in England the previous year with the Under-19s, making 88 in the second Test at Taunton. He showed more evidence of grit with the full team, with a maiden first-class half-century to soften the pain of defeat against Sussex, followed by a career-best 115 against Northamptonshire. That earned him a call-up - as a batsman - to become the youngest player to appear in a Test match at Lord's. He was one of only three players to reach double figures in a disappointing first innings, but a twisted ankle kept him out of the second Test. After captaining Bangladesh's Under-19s to fifth place in the Youth World Cup in February 2006, he also featured in Bogra's inaugural Test, against Sri Lanka the following month, but could make little of the spin of Murali and Malinga Bandara. He remained on the sidelines for the next few months but was recalled for the final two ODIs against Zimbabwe at home in December. He scored his maiden half-century at Harare in February 2007 and was picked as the first-choice wicketkeeper, ahead of Khaled Mashud, for the World Cup in the West Indies.

He shows sound technique in his glovework and is Bangladesh's first-choice wicketkeeper after Dhiman Ghosh's departure to the ICL. A stodgy lower-order batsman, Mushfiqur has grown into one of the better players of spin in the line-up. After a slow start to his Test career, he found form in the 2008-09 season with stubborn knocks under pressure. He has under-performed as a batsman in ODIs, but his form picked up in 2009 and he narrowly missed out on a maiden ODI hundred on the tour to Zimbabwe. In January 2010 he cracked his maiden Test century, a notable achievement as it came against a strong Indian Test side and was the fastest by a Bangladesh player. And after Bangladesh's unexpected defeat in Zimbabwe in 2011, Mushfiqur was also elevated to leadership role, taking over as captain from Shakib Al Hasan.