Mushfiqur Rahim accomplished a historic record, becoming the first Bangladesh batter to score 7000 runs in Test cricket. The veteran wicketkeeper-batter reached the landmark achievement on the final day of the ongoing second Test against West Indies in Sylhet. Heading into the second Test against West Indies, he had needed 43 runs to complete 7,000 runs.
He scored 34 runs in the first innings of the match, leaving him nine runs short of the mammoth milestone. In the second innings, Mushfiqur, shortly after lunch, achieved the feat when he collected a single off Roston Chase, taking his individual score to nine. Notably, he had missed the opening Test of the series due to a finger injury.
Interestingly, he was also Bangladesh's first batter to reach 5,000 and 6,000 Test runs, clinching the respective milestones in 2022 and 2024. Mushfiqur dominantly sits on Bangladesh's all-time Test run-scoring list. Former captain Mominul Haque occupies second place with 5,293 runs, and retired opener Tamim Iqbal sits third with 5134 runs.