#2 Mushfiqur Rahim in Asia Cup 2012
The Asia Cup of 2012 was the true beginning of Bangladesh’s rise in world cricket. While the Tigers suffered somewhat of a decline the following year in 2013, the Asia Cup in 2012 was the turning point in the Bangladesh cricket team’s history, coinciding with the appointment of Mashrafe Mortaza as ODI captain in 2014.
As India took on Bangladesh in the Asia Cup, Sachin Tendulkar scored his much-hyped 100th international century. However, it was perhaps what cost India the game because the rate at which the century came truly held back the side to the point where they ended up at least 30 runs short.
Nevertheless, the way then Bangladesh captain, Mushfiqur Rahim, batted in the game was truly remarkable. The wicketkeeper-batsman came in to bat with 14.1 overs to go while the team still required 134 runs to win – almost 10 an over.
What Rahim did after that was something to behold. While Shakib also played a glorious innings of 49 from 31 balls, Rahim made sure that he left the pitch with the win in the bag as he smashed the Indian bowlers all over the park and scored 46 runs from only 25 balls.
His innings gave Bangladesh their second ever win against India in a major tournament, with the first coming through a…
