Bangladesh's Mushfiqur Rahim shatters Adam Gilchrist's 17-year-old world record during Bangladesh in 1st Test against Sri Lanka

Bangladesh's star wicketkeeper-batter scripted a historic record after smashing a robust century in the first Test against Sri Lanka at Galle International Cricket Stadium. Bangladesh put on a commanding batting display riding on Mushfiqur Rahim and 163 and Najmul Hossain Shanto's 148 in the first innings against Sri Lanka. Opting to bat first, the visitors have been in formidable form, positioning themselves to amass a big first innings total as they were strongly placed at 484/9 at the end of Day 2's play. A cornerstone of this dominant performance has been the star wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim, who crafted a brilliant century his 12th in Test cricket, providing the backbone for Bangladesh's imposing score.

Mushfiqur Rahim breaks Adam Gilchrist's towering record:

During his crucial innings of 163 runs from 350 balls, Mushfiqur Rahim etched his name in the record books by breaking a towering world record. With this knock, his career total in international cricket climbed to 15,502 runs, all achieved without ever bowling a single delivery. This remarkable feat saw him surpass the previous record held by the legendary Australian wicketkeeper-batsman, Adam Gilchrist, who had accumulated 15,461 runs across all formats in his illustrious international career without bowling.

This unique record places Mushfiqur Rahim at the top of an elite list of international cricketers who have excelled with the bat while never turning their arm over to bowl. This elite group of specialist batsmen and wicketkeepers includes some of the most prominent names in modern cricket.

At the age of 38 years and 39 days, Mushfiqur Rahim achieved a significant milestone in Test cricket by becoming the oldest non-opening batsman to score a century. This feat allowed him to surpass the record previously held by Pakistani legend Younis Khan, who had scored a century against Sri Lanka in 2015 at the age of 37 years and 216 days.

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Not just this, Mushfiqur Rahim also etched his name further into Bangladesh's cricketing history. He overtook Mohammad Ashraful to become the highest run-scorer for Bangladesh on Sri Lankan soil in Test matches.