Mushfiqur Rahim got past his captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza to play the highest number of One-Day Internationals (ODIs) for Bangladesh after turning up for the third match against Sri Lanka at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Wednesday, reports BSS.
By playing in this match, Mushfiqur played his 216 ODIs for Bangladesh's
jersey. Mashrafe though played 217 ODIs after making his debut against
Zimbabwe in November 2001 and he also played two matches for Asia XI against Africa XI.
Excluding those two matches, Mashrafe played 215 ODIs for Bangladesh's jersey.
Mushfiqur made his ODI debut, five years after Mashrafe. He also played his first match against Zimbabwe in August 2006.
Over the last 13 years, Mushfiqur established him one of the finest batsmen in the country, scoring 6090 runs in 215 matches.
Mushfiqur eclipses Mashrafe to play highest ODIs for Tigers
FE Team | Published: July 31, 2019 23:36:34
Mushfiqur eclipses Mashrafe to play highest ODIs for Tigers
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