Mushfiqur Rahim Bangladesh

Full name Mohammad Mushfiqur Rahim

Born September 1, 1988, Bogra

Current age 22 years 222 days

Major teams Bangladesh, Bangladesh Under-19s, Rajshahi Division, Sylhet Division

Playing role Wicketkeeper batsman

Batting style Right-hand bat

Fielding position Wicketkeeper

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	23	45	3	1140	101	27.14	2599	43.86	1	6	156	8	32	7
ODIs	92	83	16	1666	98	24.86	2537	65.66	0	8	127	18	59	26
T20Is	15	13	4	85	24	9.44	98	86.73	0	0	5	1	7	7
First-class	47	85	10	2190	115*	29.20			3	13			78	11
List A	115	104	19	2302	114	27.08			1	12			80	34
Twenty20	15	13	4	85	24	9.44	98	86.73	0	0	5	1	7	7

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	23	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
ODIs	92	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
T20Is	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
First-class	47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
List A	115	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Twenty20	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Career statistics

Test debut	England v Bangladesh at Lord's, May 26-28, 2005 scorecard
Last Test	England v Bangladesh at Manchester, Jun 4-6, 2010 scorecard
Test statistics	- Statsguru Test analysis - Player analysis menu/filter Test match list --------------------------------- Batting career summary Batting innings list High scores Batting series averages --------------------------------- Fielding career summary Fielding innings list Most dismissals in an innings Fielding series statistics
ODI debut	Zimbabwe v Bangladesh at Harare, Aug 6, 2006 scorecard
Last ODI	Bangladesh v Australia at Dhaka, Apr 11, 2011 scorecard
ODI statistics	- Statsguru ODI analysis - Player analysis menu/filter ODI match list --------------------------------- Batting career summary Batting innings list High scores Batting series averages --------------------------------- Fielding career summary Fielding innings list Most dismissals in an innings Fielding series statistics
T20I debut	Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Khulna, Nov 28, 2006 scorecard
Last T20I	Australia v Bangladesh at Bridgetown, May 5, 2010 scorecard
T20I statistics	- Statsguru T20I analysis - Player analysis menu/filter T20I match list --------------------------------- Batting career summary Batting innings list High scores Batting series averages --------------------------------- Fielding career summary Fielding innings list Most dismissals in an innings Fielding series statistics
First-class debut	2004/05
Last First-class	England v Bangladesh at Manchester, Jun 4-6, 2010 scorecard
List A debut	2004/05
Last List A	Bangladesh v Australia at Dhaka, Apr 11, 2011 scorecard
Twenty20 debut	Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Khulna, Nov 28, 2006 scorecard
Last Twenty20	Australia v Bangladesh at Bridgetown, May 5, 2010 scorecard

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.
Andrew Miller and Cricinfo Staff January 2010

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