Best Batsmen of Bangladesh: Test Cricket Matches

Bangladesh has played Test cricket since 2000. Many great players have helped make Bangladesh a decent Test team at home. In the early years, Bangladesh struggled against the world’s elite teams, but since 2015, they’ve become a tough home side. Under former Tigers’ head coach Chandika Hathurusinghe, he found Bangladesh’s true strength, and under his watch, they beat cricket powerhouses. The Tigers’ test success came in the last 4/5 years at home.

Tamim Iqbal

Most likely, one of Bangladesh’s top three all-time best batsmen in the history of their cricket team. In the history of the nation’s cricket team, Tamim Iqbal is the opening batsman with the most run total and the highest batting average. Tamim has been responsible for 4981 runs scored while maintaining a batting average of 39.53. This encompasses a total of 9 centuries as well as 27 half-centuries. In England, he scored two magnificent centuries, and in New Zealand, he scored one.

Mushfiqur Rahim

Mushfiqur Rahim, a wicketkeeper-batsman for Bangladesh, has amassed the most runs for his country in the history of international test cricket. Since 2005, he has competed for Bangladesh in international test cricket competitions, and he is currently a member of the Bangladesh cricket squad. He has participated in 82 international test matches for Bangladesh, during which he has scored a total of 523 runs at an average of 37.93 and a strike rate of 47.12.

Shakib Al Hasan

One of Bangladesh’s all-time finest cricketers. Both the team’s finest bowler and batsman, Shakib Al Hasan, have demonstrated their superiority. The star player for this team is unquestionably him.

Shakib is among the very finest in the world in terms of talent and numbers. Although he plays with flashy strokes, he can also bat quite well when the situation calls for it. In tests, Shakib has a batting average of around 40 and a ball average of 31. In addition to taking 200+ wickets, he has scored close to 4113 runs.

Mominul Haque

The score of 3,525 runs with a batting average of 41 is extremely impressive. Mominul has the highest batting average of any Bangladesh batsman in the history of test cricket (minimum 1000 runs). He has already scored 9 centuries at 29 years old. His home record is excellent. In 2018, the pinnacle of his test career was scoring a two hundred against Sri Lanka in Chittagong.

Habibul Bashar

Habibul Bashar is the next player in the list of the top Bangladesh test cricketers with the most runs. From 2000 until 2008, he played international Test cricket for Bangladesh. During this time, he has participated in 50 international test matches for Bangladesh, scoring 3026 runs at an average of 30.87 and a strike rate of 60.0%.