Tamim Iqbal has again broken record in Test cricket after he made seven runs to become the highest Bangladeshi runs scorer during the fourth day of the one-off Test match against India at Fatullah.
The southpaw from Chittagong has scored 3039 runs in 40 Test matches with an average of 39.46.
The highest score for Bangladesh also belongs to the left-handed opener.
He overtook former Bangladesh captain Habibul Bashar (3026 runs) to register the highest score, breaking the record more than eight years after Bashar ended his Test career.
In the third over, Tamim clipped Ishant Sharma towards fine leg for two off the eighth ball he faced to reach the milestone.
There was no celebration from Tamim, nor was there any announcement at the ground.
Since the giant screen at the stadium also does not work, there remained very few people at the ground who knew about the landmark.
However, Bashar himself arrived in Fatullah earlier than usual to ensure he was there to witness his own record being broken.
"I came to the ground early today hoping to see Tamim cross my record," Bashar told ESPNcricinfo.
"I told him before the Test match that I wanted to see him do it in this game. I didn't want to wait for too long.
"It is good to see Tamim cross me. It was a long-standing record. I was the highest scorer for a long time actually. But I want Tamim to score at least 10000 runs. I always thought that it would be Shakib or Tamim who would take over my run-scoring record."