Mushfiqur Rahim

Mushfiqur Rahim
Mushfiqur Rahim
Mushfiqur Rahim 2009 (cropped).jpg
Personal information
Full name Mohammad Mushfiqur Rahim
Born 1 September 1988 (1988-09-01) (age 23)
Bogra, Bangladesh
Height 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Batting style Right-hand bat
Role Wicket-keeper and national captain
International information
National side Bangladesh
Test debut (cap 41) 26 May 2005 v England
Last Test 8 August 2011 v Zimbabwe
ODI debut (cap 80) 6 August 2006 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI 18 October 2011 v West Indies
Domestic team information
Years Team
2006–present Rajshahi Division
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC List A
Matches 24 101 49 129
Runs scored 1,195 1,975 2,261 2,745
Batting average 27.15 26.33 28.62 28.89
100s/50s 1/6 1/10 3/13 2/16
Top score 101 101 115* 114
Catches/stumpings 34/8 66/29 82/13 93/39
Source: CricketArchive, 23 October 2011

Mohammad Mushfiqur Rahim (Bengali: মোহাম্মদ মুশফিকুর রহিম) (born 1 September 1988) is a Bangladeshi cricketer and captain of the national team. Between August 2009 and December 2010 Rahim served as Bangladesh's vice-captain. He specialises as a wicket-keeper and is a lower-order batsman. Standing 5 feet 3 inches (1.60 m) tall,[1] Mushfiqur Rahim is one of the most boisterous people on the field and is renowned for being extremely vocal behind the stumps.

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Career

Before playing for the senior national team, Rahim played for Bangladesh Under-19s. He represented them in three Youth Tests and 18 Youth One Day Internationals (ODIs) between 2004 and 2006, averaging 31.75 and 36.00 with the bat in the respective formats. His only half-century in the Tests came against England.[2][3] Rahim trained at the Bangladesh Institute of Sports. His coach there, Mohammad Salahuddin, praised his hard work, commenting:

He comes from one of the most reputed and affluent families of his district. He could have had all the comfort in the world. Instead, he has decided to shape his life through hard work. His work ethic is exemplary, and he is absolutely single-minded about pursuing his goals – being successful in cricket and career. Mind you, he is academically very sound too. We have had individuals who have been far more talented than Rahim. But some have fallen by the wayside while others have not made the next leap forward. That is why he is different. He has not got distracted and hasn't lost focus. His level of determination is much higher than the average trainee and he carries himself with dignity. He is very polite and disciplined. You won't hear anything negative about him from anyone here.[4]
Lord's Cricket Ground, where Rahim at the age of 16 years and 267 days he became the youngest cricketer to make a Test at the ground.[5]

Mushfiqur was selected for Bangladesh's tour of England in May and June 2005. In what was Bangladesh's first tour of England, the team faced unfamiliar conditions and the batsmen struggled against seam bowling. Mushfiqur adapted his batting style in the warm up matches, "consistently playing late and straight" according to Wisden, and managed to score 63 against Sussex and a career best 115 not out against Northamptonshire in the warm up matches. Although initially named in the squad as understudy for the wicket-keeping position, Mushfiqur's performances in the warm up matches led to his selection for the first Test at Lord's as a specialist batsman. The 16-year-old scored 19 in the first innings and was one of just three batsman to reach double figures as Bangladesh were dismissed for 108. After twisting his ankle, Mushfiqur played no further part in the tour.[6]

Rahim batting against England in a Test at Lords in May 2010.

During the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup, hosted by Sri Lanka in February, Rahim captained the Bangladesh side which included future international players Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal among others. Rahim was one of two players at the tournament with Test-match experience.[7] Under his guidance Bangladesh reached the quarter finals of the tournament.[8] Later that month Rahim was recalled to the senior Test squad for the first time since the England tour in 2005. He was selected as a specialist batsmen, with Khaled Mashud chosen as the wicket-keeper for the series against Sri Lanka.[9]

Rahim was included in Bangladesh's senior squad to tour Zimbabwe for five ODIs in July 2006. He was one of three uncapped ODI players included in the squad alongside all-rounders Farhad Reza and Shakib Al Hasan.[10] He scored his maiden half-century at Harare against Zimbabwe and was picked as the first-choice wicket-keeper ahead of Mashud for the World Cup in the West Indies. Rahim was chosen because his batting was considered better.[11]

Rahim was recalled for the second Test against Sri Lanka in July 2007, replacing Mashud as it was felt that Rahim was in better form.[12] Although Bangladesh lost by an innings and 90 runs, Rahim combined with Mohammad Ashraful – the new captain – to score a record 191 for Bangladesh's sixth-wicket partnership.[13][14] Mushfiqur scored 80, beating his previous best score in Tests of 19.[15] In December 2007, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) granted Rahim a one-year grade B (third tier) contract, one of 22 central contracts with the Board at the time.[16]

Following the World Cup, Rahim endured a series of poor scores, including five innings in which he amassed four runs altogether.[17] As a result when South Africa toured in March for three ODIs and Bangladesh went to Pakistan for five ODIs the next month, Rahim was dropped in favour of Dhiman Ghosh. Rahim was recalled to the squad for a tri-series with Pakistan and India and the 2008 Asia Cup.[18] When 17 contracts were announced in April 2009, Rahim's was renewed,[19] marking Rahim as Bangladesh's first choice 'keeper.

Vice-captaincy

Rahim keeping wicket against England at Old Trafford in 2010

Rahim was appointed vice-captain for Bangladesh's tour of Zimbabwe in August 2009. The position was vacated as the previous holder, Shakib Al Hasan, was filling-in as captain for the injured Mashrafe Mortaza.[20] Bangladesh won the five match ODI series4–1, and in the final fixture Rahim scored 98, beating his previous highest score in list A matches of 58, to help his team to victory.[21][22] With 169 runs in the series at an average of 56.33, Rahim was Bangladesh's fourth-highest run scorer.[23]

Rahim retained the vice-captaincy for the Home Test Series against India in January and February 2010, and on 21 January, the fifth day of the first Test, he scored his maiden Test century and the fastest by a Bangladeshi in Test cricket, off only 112 balls as Bangladesh delayed an Indian victory, being the last man out as India won by 113 runs. [1] England toured Bangladesh in February and March for two Tests and three ODIs.[24] Bangladesh lost all five match.[25][26] Rahim at least had a successful series and was his team's second-highest run-scorer in the ODIs and Tests.[27][28] Rahim scored two half-centuries in the first Test, becoming the 6th Bangladesh batsman to perform the feat.[29] Having impressed at home, Rahim's performance in the return tour in England in May was expected to be crucial to how well Bangladesh performed.[30] In the event, he could manage just 40 runs from two Tests as Bangladesh's batsmen struggled in English conditions and slumped to a 2–0 defeat.[31] The teams were due to face each other in a three-match ODI series after the Tests. In the first fixture Rahim was struck in the face while keeping wicket to spinner Faisal Hossain. An x-ray revealed no fractures, however as a precaution he was rested for a week, missing the rest of the series.[32]

At the start of November, the BCB announced 16 central contracts. Rahim was one of six players in the top level.[33] Later that month, Rahim recorded his best score in a one day match. Playing for Rajshahi in the National Cricket League, he scored 114 from 120 deliveries as his team lost by 8 runs.[34] In December 2010, Tamim Iqbal replaced Rahim as Bangladesh's vice-captain.[35] Rahim was included in Bangladesh's 15-man squad for the 2011 World Cup.[36] Bangladesh were knocked out in the group stage and Rahim had a poor tournament personally. There were suggestions that he could be dropped, especially as fellow wicket-keeper Dhiman Ghosh was scoring heavily in Bangladesh's domestic competition.[37] In August 2011, Mushfiqur hit 101 from 100 balls having his second century against Zimbabwe was not enough to stop Bangladesh losing the third one-day series by five runs.[38]

Captaincy

On 20 September 2011, Rahim was named Bangladesh captain, taking over from Shakib Al Hasan after a disappointing tour of Zimbabwe. The announcement was made midway through the BCB Cup, a tournament involving the senior Bangladesh team, Bangladesh A, and a side made up of academy players. Rahim had already been captaining Bangladesh in the tournament on a temporary basis.[39] The competition was won by Bangladesh A.[40] Bangladesh's next international engagement was hosting the West Indies in October for a T20I, three ODIs, and two Tests. In his first international match as captain, Rahim produced a Man-of-the-Match performance, scoring 41 not out from 26 balls to help his team to victory with one delivery to spare in the only T20I.[41] Bangladesh lost the ODI series 2–1 and Rahim was his team's leading run-scorer with 100, including an innings of 69.[42]

Playing style

According to Jamie Siddons in 2010, then the Bangladesh coach, Rahim's batting is versatile enough that he can bat anywhere in the top order, from one to six.[43]

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External links

Preceded by
Shakib Al Hasan		 Bangladesh national cricket captain
2011–present		 Succeeded by
incumbent
v · d · eBangladesh squad – 2007 Cricket World Cup
2 Mashrafe Mortaza · 5 Javed Omar · 7 Habibul Bashar (c) · 15 Mushfiqur Rahim (w) · 19 Tapash Baisya · 29 Tamim Iqbal · 35 Rajin Saleh · 41 Abdur Razzak · 42 Shahriar Nafees · 47 Syed Rasel · 59 Shahadat Hossain · 75 Shakib Al Hasan · 76 Farhad Reza · 77 Mohammad Rafique · 97 Aftab Ahmed · 98 Mohammad Ashraful · Coach: Whatmore
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v · d · eBangladesh squad – 2011 Cricket World Cup
1 Shakib Al Hasan (c) • 2 Tamim Iqbal • 3 Imrul Kayes • 4 Junaid Siddique • 5 Shahriar Nafees • 6 Raqibul Hasan • 7 Mohammad Ashraful • 8 Mushfiqur Rahim (wk) • 9 Naeem Islam • 10 Mahmudullah • 11 Abdur Razzaq • 12 Rubel Hossain • 13 Shafiul Islam • 14 Nazmul Hossain • 15 Suhrawadi Shuvo • Coach: Siddons
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