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.
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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