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Mushfiqur Rahim: Bangladesh stalwart Mushfiqur Rahim has joined an elite group of cricketers by scoring a century in his 100th Test appearance.

Rahim, the first Bangladeshi to reach the milestone of 100 Test matches, produced a gritty 106 off 214 balls to put his side in control of the second Test against Ireland in Dhaka.

With this knock, he joins an exclusive club featuring Colin Cowdrey, Javed Miandad, Gordon Greenidge and Graeme Smith — all of whom reached three figures in their respective 100th Tests.