5 times a Bangladeshi player got the better of India

#1 Mashrafe special at World Cup 2007

The leader of the nation

Bangladeshi fans might forget this game, but the fans of the Indian cricket team will never be able to wipe this from their memory – no matter how hard they try. This was supposed to be the World Cup where Sachin Tendulkar would finally go on to lift the coveted trophy – but it wasn’t to be, and Mashrafe Mortaza was one of the prime reasons.

The current captain of the ODI team, Mortaza was at his brilliant best against India during the World Cup encounter in 2007. Taking the early wickets of Virender Sehwag and Robin Uthappa, he set the tone for the likes of Mohd. Rafique and Abdur Razzak to dismantle the middle order before coming back to finish off the tailenders.

He ended with figures of 38 for 4 after 9.3 overs. India were halted at 191, which was chased down courtesy of superb efforts from Tamim Iqbal and Shakib-al-Hasan. But Mashrafe remains the hero of the game.