Daijiworld Media Network - Sylhet

Sylhet, Nov 9: Veteran Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batter Mushfiqur Rahim created history on Monday by becoming the first cricketer from his country to cross the 7,000-run mark in Test cricket.

The 39-year-old achieved the milestone during the second innings of the second Test against the West Indies at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. He reached the landmark in the second session on Day 5 after taking a single off Roston Chase to move to nine runs.

Mushfiqur, who missed the opening Test of the two-match series, had entered the match with 6,957 Test runs and needed another 43 to reach the historic milestone.

He had earlier become the first Bangladesh batter to score 5,000 and 6,000 runs in the longest format, adding another remarkable achievement to his illustrious career.

Mushfiqur is now 1,747 runs ahead of Bangladesh's second-highest Test run-scorer, Mominul Haque, who has 5,293 runs. He is also 1,906 runs ahead of former Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal, who finished his Test career with 5,134 runs.

In the first innings of the ongoing match, Mushfiqur scored 34 runs as Bangladesh posted 386 in reply to the West Indies' total of 356.

He followed it up with 49 runs in the second innings after the hosts were set a target of 369. Bangladesh reached 184 for four before bad light forced an early end to play on the fifth day, with the match eventually ending in a draw.

Mushfiqur also holds the record for the most Test appearances by a Bangladesh player, having featured in 107 matches. He remains the only cricketer from the country to have played more than 100 Tests, with Mominul Haque next on the list with 82 appearances.

Mushfiqur made his Test debut against England at Lord's in May 2005 and has since become one of Bangladesh's most prolific run-scorers.

Although he has retired from One-Day Internationals and T20 Internationals, he continues to represent Bangladesh in Test cricket.