IND vs BAN: Mushfiqur Much Relieved To Get Across Line In Yet Another Close T20I Against India

"We have had a lot of close games against India. So we promised ourselves that the next time we go into such a phase of the game, we don't want to lose," Rahim said after Bangladesh's first-ever T20 win over India.

Bangladesh's wicket-keeper batsman Mushfiqur Rahim was the hero with the willow in his team's tricky 149-run chase in the T2O international series opener at New Delhi Mushfiqur held his nerves and accelerated just at the right moment to power the 'Bangla Tigers' chase and guide his team to their maiden T2OI win over hosts India. The diminutive gloves-man was much revealed to see his team get across the victory line after being on the losing side on a couple of tight T20 encounters against India in the past

"We have had a lot of close games against India. So we promised ourselves that the next time we go into such a phase of the game, we don't want to lose," Rahim said after Bangladesh's first-ever T20 win over India.

Rahim had to endure the heartbreak during Bangladesh's one-run defeat against India in a 2016 World T20 encounter in Bengaluru, anchored his team's tricky 149-run chase during the first game with an unbeaten 60. Rahim said the "last two weeks were the most difficult" in his 15-year career, "Before I left Bangladesh, I had said that everything can come on right track if we win some matches. That's what we have done and we will try to continue this form." "We have learned a lot from those last two games against India that went into the last over, so we discussed on how we can overcome those moments. I was telling Riyad bhai (Mahmudullah) that let's win in singles and doubles rather than going for big hits." "I think we have nothing to lose coming into this game and also in this whole series. so that gave the freedom to play to our potential and fearless cricket." Rahim termed it as a great moment for Bangladesh cricket.

"It is a great moment for Bangladesh. We didn't win before against them in T20 form before. We are missing couple of our key players but they way young players sticked together and the way bowlers bowled on this track specially against India, it's outstanding." "I am trying my level best to improve as a cricketer. I am trying to learn each and every day, and want to do more for Bangladesh," Rahim added.