5 Bangladesh players who have excelled in Asia Cup
Here are the top five Bangladesh players who have helped Bangladesh do well in the Asia Cup over the years.
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4. Mushfiqur Rahim
Mushfiqur Rahim has been one of the most important figures in the Bangladesh cricket team since 2005. The veteran has played a great role in the evolution of the team in the limited-over formats of the game. In the past, he played the role of a batter, a wicketkeeper, and a skipper. In 2012, under his leadership, Bangladesh qualified for the final of the Asia Cup (ODI format) for the first time.
In the 2018 Asia Cup also, he proved himself again by playing a domineering innings of 144 runs against Sri Lanka. With his unprecedented innings, he gave a warning sign to other teams in the competition to not take him or his team lightly.
Later in the next round of the tournament, Bangladesh again came out as a huge force by defeating Pakistan by 37 runs to compete with their neighbours India in the grand final. In this game also, Rahim was the highest-scorer as he played a phenomenal knock of 99 runs.
In the match, after a flop show by the openers Soumya Sarkar (0) and Litton Das (6) Bangladesh were in trouble but Rahim with his majestic innings turned the match around by helping Bangladesh set a fighting score of 239. In the Asia Cup, he is the most successful batter for his team as he has racked up over 700 runs.
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