Mushfiqur Rahim grew to become the primary Bangladeshi batter to succeed in 5,000 Test runs after scoring a affected person 105, his eighth century within the longest format of the sport. It was Rahim’s slowest century by way of balls confronted.
Together with Tamim Iqbal, who retired harm on 133 the day earlier than and couldn’t add to his rating on Wednesday, Rahim and Liton Das’ 88 helped Bangladesh notch 465 and eclipse Sri Lanka’s 397.
“It’s a nice feat to get finally,” Mushfiqur mentioned within the post-match interview after his innings.
“But it’s not the end. I hope the legacy will be continued. I believe there are junior players, like Mahmudul Hasan, will get 8,000 or 10,000 test runs in future,” he added.
“Only in Bangladesh, I’ve seen that individuals examine me to Bradman after I rating a century, however then after I don’t rating runs, I really feel like digging a gap for myself.
“I am one of the senior players so we are not going to be around for long. But this is becoming a culture, so the younger players need the support. If I have to spend so much time tackling these things off the field, our on-field duties get affected,” he was quoted as saying by cricbuzz.
“I think there’s no value for experience in Bangladesh. It is a huge deal to have played for 17 years. Allah has written what awaits me, and I want to perform that much well,” he concluded.
