A cricket player from Bangladesh who has made major contributions to the sport is Mushfiqur Rahim. He has one double ton in Test as well as one in First Class cricket, and he is the first cricketer from Bangladesh to reach 7,000 runs in ODIs. He was fined 25% of his match fees and given one demerit point for his controversial remarks about the Indian cricket team and his threat to strike a teammate. Rahim has a son named Mayan and is wed to Jannatul Kifayet Mondi.
An estimated 36 crore is his total assets.
Being a well-known and accomplished athlete, Mushfiqur Rahim has been involved in a number of scandals throughout the years. He gained notoriety for making fun of the Indian cricket team following their defeat against the West Indies in the ICC World T20 2016 Semi-final. Indian fans were displeased when Rahim resorted to social media to share his joy. Then he was forced to apologize for the same thing. After an incident in the Bangabandhu T20 Cup eliminator where he and his colleague Nasum Ahmed were attempting the same catch, Mushfiqur Rahim was chastised for attempting to strike Ahmed. After both fielders managed to avoid colliding, Mushfiqur Rahim made the catch. Beximco Dhaka’s captain, Mushfiqur Rahim being annoyed, threatened one of his teammates to punch. A demerit point has been issued to him for this incident and an Indian IPL team RCB, charged a fine of 25% of his match fees.
