Mushfiqur Rahim

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Mushfiqur Rahim
Bangladesh
Personal information
Full name	Mohammad Mushfiqur Rahim
Born	1 September 1988 (1988-09-01) (age 19)
	Bogra, Bangladesh
Role	Wicket-keeper
Batting style	Right-handed
International information
Test debut (cap 41)	26 May 2005: v England
Last Test	14 July 2007: v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 80)	6 August 2006: v Zimbabwe
Last ODI	25 Jul 2007: v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.	15
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2006-present	Rajshahi Division
Career statistics
	Tests	ODIs	T20I	FC
Matches	4	25	3	16
Runs scored	125	346	3	700
Batting average	17.85	24.71	3.00	30.43
100s/50s	0/1	0/2	0/0	2/4
Top score	80	57	2	115*
Balls bowled	0	0	0	0
Wickets	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Bowling average	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
5 wickets in innings	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
10 wickets in match	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Best bowling	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Catches/stumpings	1/0	18/6	0/4	26/11
As of 9 September 2007 Source: cricketarchive.com

Mohammad Mushfiqur Rahim (not to be confused with Mushfiqur Rahman) (Bengali: েমাহাম্মদ মুশিফকুর রিহম) (born September 1, 1988), in Bogra, is a cricket player from Bangladesh.

He was a wildcard inclusion for Bangladesh's maiden tour of England in 2005, Mushfiqur Rahim was just 16 years old when he was selected for their daunting two-Test, six one-day international tour, having not even been named in the preliminary squad of 20. Principally selected as an understudy to the team's ever-present wicketkeeper, Khaled Mashud, Rahim's inclusion was further evidence of Bangladesh's determination to build for a better future. He had enjoyed some success on the Under-19 tour of England in 2004, scoring 88 in the second Test at Taunton, and he showed more evidence of his gritty talents the following season, with a maiden first-class half-century to soften the pain of defeat against Sussex, followed by a career-best 115 against Northants, as was the case with Tatenda Taibu, the Zimbabwe keeper-turned-captain who toured England in 2000. During the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup, Rahim captained the Bangladesh side, which reached the quarter finals.

He scored his maiden half-century at Harare against Zimbabwe and was picked as the first-choice wicketkeeper ahead of Mashud for the World Cup in the West Indies.

Mushfiqur Rahim despite his size is one of the most boisterous people on the field and although he is not the captain is known to tell his fellow cricketers where to go. Sometimes he can be the only one heard on the field as he did in a world cup match against The West Indies, when he was very noisy and encouaraging for the whole West Indian innings.

v • d • e Bangladesh squad - 2007 Cricket World Cup 1 Habibul Bashar (c) • 2 Shahriar Nafees • 3 Tamim Iqbal • 4 Aftab Ahmed • 5 Saqibul Hasan • 6 Mohammad Ashraful • 7 Mushfiqur Rahim (wk) • 8 Mohammad Rafique • 9 Abdur Razzak • 10 Mashrafe Mortaza • 11 Shahadat Hossain • 12 Tapash Baisya • 13 Syed Rasel • 14 Rajin Saleh • 15 Javed Omar • 16 Farhad Reza • Coach: Whatmore Baisya was injured during the world cup and replaced in the squad by Reza.