Mushfiqur Rahim Profile

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Mohammad Mushfiqur Rahim (not to be confused with Mushfiqur Rahman) was born 1 September 1988, in Bogra. He is a cricketer from Bangladesh and vice-captain of the national team. He specializes as a wicketkeeper and is a lower-order batsman. He was a wildcard inclusion for Bangladesh's maiden tour of England in 2005, Mushfiqur Rahim was just 16 years old when he was selected for their daunting two-Test, six one-day international tour, having not even been named in the preliminary squad of 20. Principally selected as an understudy to the team's ever-present wicketkeeper, Khaled Mashud, Rahim's inclusion was further evidence of Bangladesh's determination to build for a better future. He showed more evidence of grit with the full team, with a maiden first-class half-century to soften the pain of defeat against Sussex, followed by a career-best 115 against Northamptonshire. That earned him a call-up - as a batsman - to become the youngest player to appear in a Test match at Lord's.