Mushfiqur Rahim becomes first Bangladeshi with 7,000 Test runs

Mushfiqur Rahim became the first Bangladeshi cricketer to score 7,000 Test runs during the second Test against West Indies in Sylhet, reaching the mark with a single off spinner Roston Chase on the match’s final day.

Rahim moved to 7,000 shortly after lunch, when he was on nine runs. He appeared not to notice the milestone at first and acknowledged it after teammates stood to applaud him from the dressing room. The 39-year-old returned for the match after missing the series opener with a finger injury.

The achievement adds to earlier Bangladesh batting milestones for Rahim: he was the first from the country to reach 5,000 and 6,000 Test runs, in 2022 and 2024, respectively. He has scored 14 Test centuries, and his 219 not out had been Bangladesh’s highest individual Test score until Towhid Hridoy made an unbeaten 242 in the ongoing match.

Rahim was playing his 107th Test, making him Bangladesh’s most experienced Test cricketer by appearances, according to the reports. He made his international debut in 2005 and became the first Bangladeshi to play 100 Tests in November 2025. He has also scored 6,697 runs in one-day internationals and 1,495 in T20 internationals, and has retired...