Dhaka
\nMushfiqur Rahim became the first Bangladeshi batter to reach 5,000 Test runs after scoring a patient 105, his eighth century in the longest format of the game. It was Rahim\u2019s slowest century in terms of balls faced.
\nTogether with Tamim Iqbal, who retired hurt on 133 the day before and couldn\u2019t add to his score on Wednesday, Rahim and Liton Das\u2019 88 helped Bangladesh notch 465 and eclipse Sri Lanka\u2019s 397.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s a nice feat to get finally,\u201d Mushfiqur said in the post-match interview after his innings.
\n\u201cBut it\u2019s 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,\u201d he added.
\n\u201cOnly in Bangladesh, I have seen that people compare me to Bradman when I score a century, but then when I don\u2019t score runs, I feel like digging a hole for myself.
\n\u201cI 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,\u201d he was quoted as saying by cricbuzz.
\n\u201cI think there\u2019s 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,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Dhaka Mushfiqur Rahim became the first Bangladeshi batter to reach 5,000 Test runs after scoring a patient 105, his eighth century in the longest format of the game. It was Rahim\u2019s slowest century in terms of balls faced. Together with Tamim Iqbal, who retired hurt on 133 the day before and couldn\u2019t add to his […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-261535","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n