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Mushfiqur Rahim

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Mohammad Mushfiqur Rahim is a Bangladeshi professional cricketer, born on 9 May 1987 in Bogura, who plays as a right-handed batter and wicket-keeper and has represented Bangladesh since 2005. He has scored over 16,000 career runs across the three international formats and, as of June 2026, holds the record for the most Test runs for Bangladesh. He captained Bangladesh in Tests from 2011 to 2017 and in One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals from 2011 to 2014. He captained the Bangladesh team at the 2006 Under-19 World Cup and was picked as first-choice wicket-keeper for the 2007 World Cup in the West Indies. In domestic cricket he has played for Rajshahi Division and Sylhet Division and for several franchises in the Bangladesh Premier League.

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is a Bangladeshi professional cricketer
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    was born on 9 May 1987 in Bogura, Bangladesh
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    He graduated with a master's degree from the university in 2012
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    Representing Bangladesh since 2005
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    is a Bangladeshi professional cricketer
  • Competed In: Cricket World Cup, Cricket World Cup participation
    picked as the first-choice wicket-keeper ahead of Khaled Mashud for the World Cup in the West Indies
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