This veteran cricketer had gone to Mecca to perform Umrah, stuck in Saudi Arabia amid America-Iran war

Mushfiqur Rahim: Due to the ongoing war between America-Israel versus Iran, tension is increasing in the Middle East. Amidst this war, Bangladesh’s legendary batsman Mushfiqur Rahim got stuck in Saudi Arabia, who was returning to his country after performing Haj. Mushfiqur shared the update through social media. Let us tell you that due to the worsening situation, many countries have closed their airspace, due to which many people around the world are stranded at airports.

Sharing a post on Facebook, Mushfiqur Rahim wrote, “I had come to Mecca for Haj and Umrah. After completing Haj, I was going back to Bangladesh via Dubai. We left from Jeddah for Dubai this morning by EK 0806 flight, but unfortunately due to the war between America, Israel and Iran, all the flights returned to Jeddah and now I am stranded at Jeddah airport along with thousands of passengers.”

No sign of reaching Bangladesh

Mushfiqur further wrote that only Allah knows when and how we will reach Dhaka along with the rest of the Bangladeshi people. Prayer request.

Mushfiqur Rahim’s international career

Talking about Mushfiqur Rahim’s international career, he has played 100 Tests, 274 ODIs and 102 T International matches. In 184 innings of Test, Mushfiqur scored 6510 runs at an average of 38.75 and strike rate of 48.52. During this period, 13 centuries and 28 half-centuries came from his bat. His high score is 219* runs.

Apart from this, he has scored 7795 runs in 256 innings of ODI at an average of 36.42. In ODIs, Mushfiqur has scored 9 centuries and 49 half-centuries, in which the high score was 144 runs. In 93 innings of T20 International, he scored 1500 runs at an average of 19.48 and strike rate of 115.03, which included 6 half-centuries. His high score is 72* runs.

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