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(c)Cricinfo en-gb His highest ODI score or his longest ODI innings https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/371400/371430.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1409913.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1409913.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/vote-for-the-best-virat-kohli-odi-hundred-mirpur-183-vs-pakistan-in-2012-or-cape-town-160-vs-south-africa-in-2018-1409913 Tue, 28 Nov 2023 12:29:48 GMT A career-best score in Mirpur, or a captain's innings under pressure - which one will you pick? https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/370300/370378.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1406460.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1406460.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/183-vs-pakistan-in-mirpur-or-122-vs-england-in-pune-vote-for-the-best-virat-kohli-odi-hundred-1406460 Sat, 04 Nov 2023 11:49:36 GMT It's not far-fetched to see them develop an enduring rivalry with Pakistan https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143800/143847.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/560991.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/560991.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-560991 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The performances of Sarfraz Ahmed and Aizaz Cheema played a critical role in the outcome of the Asia Cup final https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143800/143853.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/558384.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/558384.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-558384 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT An underdog always has the potential to create theatre and Bangladesh achieved that. They have succeeded in winning the hearts of their fans, and given the Asia Cup popularity https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143800/143838.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/558374.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/558374.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-558374 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Over the last six years, batting second in day-night matches has been much more profitable than before https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143800/143873.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/558357.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/558357.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-558357 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT They fell two runs short in the final, but the Asia Cup 2012 will be remembered for the fight and self-belief the hosts showed to confound pre-tournament expectations and challenge all their higher-rated opponents https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143800/143871.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/558368.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/558368.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-558368 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the Asia Cup final, between Bangladesh and Pakistan, in Mirpur https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143800/143863.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/558359.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/558359.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-558359 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Stats highlights from Pakistan's two-run win in the Asia Cup final https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143800/143851.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/558358.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/558358.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-558358 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In a tournament forever dominated by India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan, Bangladesh's rise is remarkable and was almost unthinkable until their win against India last Friday https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143600/143615.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/558250.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/558250.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-558250 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Nasir Hossain has built his reputation as a finisher in domestic cricket. Less than a year into his international career, he is showing signs of how comfortable he is with that role https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143700/143797.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/558153.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/558153.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-558153 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Bangladesh have chased down India and Sri Lanka in the space of a few days, proving that they are an evolving team https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143800/143806.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/558152.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/558152.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-558152 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The celebrations were not restrained in Bangladesh after they made the final, but Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal said they were not yet finished https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143800/143808.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/558135.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/558135.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-558135 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the Asia Cup group match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, in Mirpur https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143700/143783.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/558125.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/558125.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-558125 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT How does a team that has for years played with low expectations approach a must-win game? Do they hide behind their underdog status, or prove they can deal with pressure? https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143600/143606.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/557994.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/557994.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-557994 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Bunking classes to watch India-Pakistan? Hell yeah https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143600/143697.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/page2/content/story/557895.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/page2/content/story/557895.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-557895 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Virat Kohli's adaptability is a key strength that's helped him play such a critical role in helping India overhaul big totals https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143700/143703.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/557880.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/557880.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-557880 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Stats highlights from India's record chase against Pakistan https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143700/143702.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/557837.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/557837.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-557837 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the Asia Cup match between India and Pakistan in Mirpur https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143700/143704.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/557830.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/557830.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-557830 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Even for a man who has been in the centre of the media spotlight for 23 years, the hype about the 100th century was unnerving https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143500/143579.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/557709.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/557709.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-557709 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sachin Tendulkar could conceivably have scored a little quicker and helped India to 20 extra runs, but would the listless bowling have been able to defend even that? https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143600/143606.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/557660.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/557660.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-557660 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Apparently, the Bangladesh dressing room wasn't overly nervous when their kingpin, Shakib Al Hasan, was adjudged out with victory still some way off - they knew they still had Mushfiqur Rahim https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143600/143616.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/557655.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/557655.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-557655 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Bangladesh cricket had reason to rejoice for their biggest worry, the batting, was their strength on the day https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143600/143647.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/557645.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/557645.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-557645 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the Day from the ODI between Bangladesh and India in the Asia Cup https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143600/143612.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/557608.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/557608.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-557608 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Stats from a game dominated initially by Tendulkar, and later by the hosts' exceptional fightback https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143600/143613.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/557598.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/557598.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-557598 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Reactions to Sachin Tendulkar's achieving the record of a 100 international hundreds https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143500/143583.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/557576.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/557576.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-557576 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sachin Tendulkar has scored 29 more international centuries than the second-highest tally; it's a mark that is unlikely to be equalled https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143500/143577.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/557551.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/557551.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-557551 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT No matter how many batsmen Pakistan play, middle-order collapses seem to haunt them, much to Misbah-ul-Haq's chagrin. Finally, with Pakistan playing only six batsmen, Misbah and Umar Akmal gave the team a spine https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143500/143558.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/557466.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/557466.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-557466 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT They came to the Asia Cup after five games in 10 days in Australia and had their first practice the day of their first game. But it was the loss of their two allrounders that proved too big a blow for Sri Lanka to adjust to https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143500/143550.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/557461.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/557461.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-557461 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the Asia Cup match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Mirpur https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143500/143547.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/557448.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/557448.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-557448 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tendulkar has already played more Tests and one-day matches than anybody else. Surely the relentless grind of international cricket would have bored him by now? Think again https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143500/143519.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/557319.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/557319.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-557319 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli have had significantly different, if not contrasting, fortunes coming into the Asia Cup. But their partnership has remained solid as ever https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143400/143481.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/557231.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/557231.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-557231 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the Day from the Asia Cup match between Sri Lanka and India in Mirpur https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143400/143480.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/557223.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/557223.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-557223 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Stats highlights from India's convincing 50-run win in their first match of the Asia Cup https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143400/143478.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/557220.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/557220.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-557220 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The opening day of Asia Cup's 12th edition in fact remained as exciting as the corresponding game from 2010, when a scintillating Shahid Afridi century almost overturned the hosts Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143400/143444.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/557041.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/557041.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-557041 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the opening game of the Asia Cup, between Bangladesh and Pakistan in Mirpur https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143400/143444.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/557027.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/557027.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-557027 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In a cramped calendar, the Asia Cup has little context. However, the unbridled enthusiasm of Dhaka's fans and marketers could give the tournament the publicity it desperately needs https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/118600/118624.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/556865.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/556865.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-556865 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The fact that Bangladesh start another tournament as the bottom-ranked team may work to their advantage because they can play without the pressure of performance https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/139500/139543.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/556850.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/asia-cup-2012/content/story/556850.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-556850 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With 59 first-class wickets this season, Ashok Dinda has grown by leaps and bounds. A recall to the Asia Cup could be his second coming https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/125500/125523.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/555902.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/555902.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-555902 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India's selectors could have used the Asia Cup to send a message to some players, or to try out a team for the future. They did neither https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142200/142261.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/555820.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/555820.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-555820 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT