Mushfiqur Rahim becomes first Bangladeshi cricketer to reach 7,000 Test runs

During the second Test against the West Indies at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on November 9, 2026, Mushfiqur Rahim became the first Bangladeshi to score 7,000 runs in Test cricket. The 38-year-old wicketkeeper-batter reached this milestone with a single off Roston Chase and realized his achievement only after his teammates applauded him. Rahim, who debuted in 2005 and has played 107 Tests — the most for Bangladesh — leads his country's all-time Test run charts far ahead of the next highest scorers, Mominul Haque and Tamim Iqbal. He has scored 14 centuries and 30 half-centuries, and previously was the first Bangladeshi to achieve 5,000 and 6,000 Test runs in 2022 and 2024 respectively. Apart from Tests, Rahim has accumulated over 6,600 ODI runs and nearly 1,500 T20I runs but has retired from those formats.