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Full name Mohammad Mushfiqur Rahim
Born September 1, 1988, Bogra
Current age 19 years 259 days
Major teams Bangladesh, Bangladesh Under-19s
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	8	16	1	174	80	11.60	518	33.59	0	1	21	1	8	0
ODIs	28	22	6	350	57	21.87	661	52.95	0	2	23	3	19	6
T20Is	8	6	3	17	6*	5.66	25	68.00	0	0	0	0	4	7
First-class	24	43	5	965	115*	25.39	2489	38.77	2	5			41	4
List A	42	34	8	609	58	23.42			0	4			31	11
Twenty20	8	6	3	17	6*	5.66	25	68.00	0	0	0	0	4	7

Bowling averages
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
ODIs	28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
T20Is	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
First-class	24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
List A	42	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Twenty20	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Career statistics
Test debut	England v Bangladesh at Lord's, May 26-28, 2005 scorecard
Last Test	Bangladesh v South Africa at Chittagong (CDS), Feb 29-Mar 3, 2008 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut	Zimbabwe v Bangladesh at Harare, Aug 6, 2006 scorecard
Last ODI	New Zealand v Bangladesh at Queenstown, Dec 31, 2007 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut	Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Khulna, Nov 28, 2006 scorecard
Last T20I	Bangladesh v Pakistan at Cape Town, Sep 20, 2007 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut	2004/05
Last First-class	Bangladesh v South Africa at Chittagong (CDS), Feb 29-Mar 3, 2008 scorecard
List A debut	2004/05
Last List A	New Zealand v Bangladesh at Queenstown, Dec 31, 2007 scorecard
Twenty20 debut	Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Khulna, Nov 28, 2006 scorecard
Last Twenty20	Bangladesh v Pakistan at Cape Town, Sep 20, 2007 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.
Andrew Miller February 2007

Mar 2, 2008

Mushfiqur Rahim takes evasive action
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Feb 28, 2008

Mushfiqur Rahim shares a lighter moment with Shahadat Hossain
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Feb 24, 2008

Walking for different causes
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