Massive achievement for Bangladesh star player: Scored runs without bowling a single ball throughout his career
Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batter Mushfiqur Rahim secured a massive record to his name in international cricket, even surpassing Adam Gilchrist.
Bangladesh team is currently touring Sri Lanka. Both the teams are engaged in a Test series. The first match of their series is currently being played in Galle. During this match, Bangladeshi veteran player Mushfiqur Rahim has secured history by scoring a century.
Mushfiqur Rahim scored a century:
On the second day of the Galle Test, Mushfiqur Rahim gave an impressive display of his batting. As of now, he is unbeaten at 160 runs in 334 balls.
Mushfiqur Rahim secured top place in a special list:
With this innings, Mushfiqur has reached the top place in a special record in international cricket, even surpassing Adam Gilchrist. This record is about the batters who scored most runs in international cricket without bowling a single ball.
Mushfiqur Rahim stats in international cricket:
Mushfiqur Rahim has not bowled a single ball in his international career till now. So far in the 96 Test matches he has played, he has scored 6055 runs accompanied by 11 centuries and 27 half-centuries. In ODIs, he has scored 7795 runs accompanied by 9 centuries and 49 half-centuries. In T20Is, he has 1500 runs to his name accompanied by 6 fifties in 102 matches so far.