Rajin is very short. Rahim looks taller than Rajin. Anyway his age of 16 is not true. In Bangladesh they always hide their real age and his age of 16 is certificate age. The funny thing is the first time any Bangladeshi will encounter the issue of date of birth is the time of registration for SSC exams. Obviously if someone is making a new passport and going overseas before the 9th grade then it's fine because then they wouldn't do SSC. But Rahim certainly had to stay in BD so if he is 5 ft 2 then he will not grow more than 5 ft 4.
Anyway i don't know why they made these jokes about him. Tendulkar is short and he is the modern master and Akmal looks like a very good batsman as well and his 124 against WI in Australian pitches speaks volumes. So Rahim can be a very good batsman as well. His height should not hinder his progress.
Akram Khan was tall.
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