Galle ke mushkil pitch par, jab Bangladesh 45/3 par ladkhada raha tha, Mushfiqur ne apna 12th Test century jada — 13 innings ke lamba intezar ke baad. Unhone khud kaha, “Yeh runs aasaan nahi the.” Jaise koi purana warrior, jo haar maan-ne ke bawajood ladta hai, Mushfiqur ne apne captain Najmul Hossain Shanto ke saath 247-run ki shandaar partnership banayi, aur Bangladesh ko Sri Lanka ke khilaaf pehle din 292/3 tak pahunchaya. Lekin kya yeh century unke career ka turning point hai, ya bas ek aur yaadgaar lamha? Chalo, iski kahani kholte hain.
Mushfiqur ka yeh century khaas tha, kyunki woh ek lean patch se guzar rahe the—pichle 13 Test innings mein ek bhi fifty nahi. 2024 mein Pakistan ke khilaaf 191 runs ki innings ke baad, unka sabse bada score sirf 40 tha (Zimbabwe ke khilaaf, April 2025). Galle mein, 45/3 ke score par jab Anamul Haque (0), Shadman Islam (14), aur Mominul Haque (29) jaldi out ho gaye, Mushfiqur aur Shanto ne team ko sambhala. Mushfiqur ne 176 balls mein 105* runs banaye, sirf 5 boundaries ke saath, aur Shanto ne 136* (260 balls, 14 fours, 1 six). Yeh partnership Bangladesh ki Sri Lanka ke khilaaf sabse badi fourth-wicket stand bani, jo 2018 mein Litton Das aur Mominul Haque ke 180-run ke record ko tod diya.
| Khiladi | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | Average in SL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mushfiqur Rahim | 105* | 186 | 5 | 0 | 68.63 |
| Najmul Hossain Shanto | 136* | 260 | 14 | 1 | 28.00 |
Galle ka pitch, jo spin ke liye mashhoor hai, pehle din thoda tricky tha. Sri Lanka ke debutant spinner Tharindu Rathnayake ne do wickets (Shadman aur Mominul) jhatke, lekin Mushfiqur aur Shanto ne unhe aur Prabath Jayasuriya (80 wickets Galle mein) ko dominate kiya. Mushfiqur ka yeh century unka Sri Lanka ke khilaaf chautha Test hundred tha, aur iske saath unhone Mohammad Ashraful (751 runs) ko peeche chhodkar Bangladesh ke liye Sri Lanka mein sabse zyada Test runs (755 runs, 15 innings) banane ka record banaya. Yeh wahi Galle hai jahan 2013 mein Mushfiqur ne 200 runs ki historic innings kheli thi, jo Bangladesh ka pehla Test double-century tha, aur team ne 638 ka record total banaya tha.
Mushfiqur ke liye yeh century sirf runs ka nahi, balki wapas form mein lautne ka saboot tha. X par fans unki taareef kar rahe hain, ek user ne likha, “Mushfiqur aur Shanto ne Sri Lankan bowlers ko hila diya!” Lekin yeh bhi yaad rakhna zaroori hai ki Bangladesh, jo World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 cycle mein sirf 12 Tests khelega, har match mein consistency chahiye. 2024 mein Pakistan ke khilaaf 2-0 series jeetne ke baad, Bangladesh ka yeh performance unki underdog spirit ko dikhata hai, jaise 2007 World Cup mein India ke khilaaf unki jeet.
Lekin cricket ka yeh khel thoda nirdai hai. Mushfiqur, 38 saal ke, jaldi hi career ke aakhri daur mein honge. Yeh century unke liye ek nayi shuruaat hai, lekin kya woh is form ko barkarar rakh payenge? Sri Lanka, jo apne ghar mein hamesha khatarnak hota hai, agle din Asitha Fernando aur Prabath Jayasuriya ke saath wapas aayega. Mushfiqur aur Shanto ka yeh josh kya Bangladesh ko ek bada total dilayega, ya phir yeh bas ek din ka chamatkar tha? Waqt hi batayega.
