Bangladesh ended their long wait for a first Test win over Pakistan after a historic triumph in the first match in Rawalpindi on Sunday, August 25. Mushfiqur Rahim He led the visiting team to a dominant 10-wicket victory with a brilliant century in the first innings.
Mushfiqur was awarded the Player of the Match title for his 191 runs in the first innings. The veteran wicketkeeper expressed his emotions after a memorable day in Bangladesh cricket history and announced that he and his team will donate the prize money from the match to the flood victims in his country.
Bangladesh is suffering from one of the most devastating floods following heavy rains in August. Reports indicate that more than five million people are affected and more are trapped due to the ongoing floods. In his post-match introductory speech, Mushfiqur also asked others to join him in donating money to the people of his country.
“I want to make a donation to the people of Bangladesh affected by the floods,” Mushfiqur said. “I want to donate the prize money and also ask all the people of my country who can donate and help in this cause.”
Meanwhile, Mushfiqur credited his teammate for believing they could win in Pakistan. He also highlighted how his team (which is only part of a Test squad) benefited from a training camp.
“Though the credit is not only mine, I think all the players prepared the way they won in Pakistan and at home as well,” Mushfiqur added. “And I was very, very happy. I got all the support from them as well. (Preparation) I just want to share some talks from me like before the Test series. There was a gap of two, two and a half months, right? So we had a quite special camp at home with the Bangla Tigers camp and the entire local support management was there. And that was really beneficial for all the players to prepare. Especially for the guys in the Test team because other guys were playing the T20 World Cup.”
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