Mushfiqur Rahim poised for milestone hundred in 100th Test. 100 Tests cricket legacy Mushfiqur Rahim

Описание: The call came when he was just eighteen, a wild-card pick for Bangladesh’s historic tour of England. At Lord’s, amidst the hallowed turf and echoing history, Mushfiqur Rahim became a record-holder, the youngest to play a Test at the iconic ground. The pressure was immense, but it was merely the first chapter.

He quickly shed the skin of a wide-eyed youngster. By the 2007 World Cup, he was the chosen wicketkeeper, and in a landmark victory over India, his unbeaten 56 was the steady hand that guided his team home, a nation’s hope resting on his young shoulders.

The 2010s saw the scrappy lower-order batter transform. Moving to No. 4, he became the dependable rock, Bangladesh’s answer to a crisis. His first Test hundred, a blistering affair against India in Chattogram, announced his arrival. Then came the captaincy, a burden he carried with quiet determination, leading his team to an Asia Cup final and historic series wins.

But it was with the bat that his most epic tales were written. In Galle, his double-century soared in a record team total. Against New Zealand and India in foreign conditions, he scored defiant hundreds in defeat. And Zimbabwe felt his wrath not once, but twice, as he hammered back-to-back double-hundreds, becoming the first wicketkeeper in history to achieve such a feat. Sri Lanka, however, remained his favourite muse, his bat weaving centuries with an artist's consistency.

Through it all, from the green of Lord's to the vibrant stadiums of the BPL, Mushfiqur’s story was one of relentless evolution. He was no longer just a player; he was a pillar, a record-breaker, and the steady heartbeat of a nation’s cricketing dream.