Bangladesh vs India: Mustafizur Sizzles on Debut, Says Mohammad Aamir is his Idol

Bangladesh's rookie pacer Mustafizur Rahman bagged a five-wicket haul on his ODI debut to help the Bangla Tigers rout India by 79 runs in Mirpur on Thursday. (Match Report | Highlights)

Mustafizur was knocked out when Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who was trying to steal a quick single, collided with the Bangladeshi pacer. He returned to action after medical treatment and showed his spirit to fight the mighty Indians.

With figures of five for 50 in the first ODI, Mustafizur became the second Bangladeshi bowler to produce a fifer in his first match, joining Taskin Ahmed -- 5/28 in a losing cause against India at Mirpur on June 17, 2014. He also became the 10th bowler overall to claim a five-wicket haul on ODI debut. Fidel Edwards (WI) is the only one to bag six wickets (for 22) runs on debut - vs Zimbabwe at Harare on November 29, 2003. (Bangladesh Played Some Really Good Cricket as a Team: MS Dhoni)

Man-of-the-match Mustafizur revealed he idolizes Pakistani pacer Mohammad Aamir, who was banned from playing cricket for five years for his role in spot-fixing during Lord's Test in 2010.

"Mohammad Amir is my idol. I just follow the bowling of Mohammad Amir. His spot-fixing allegations don't bother me," said the 19-year-old fast bowler. (Virat Kohli Keeps Wickets to Give MS Dhoni a One-Over Break)

"I wanted to perform well on debut. I know only a few have taken five on debut, but all I wanted was to do well against India," he added.

Mustafizur's terrific performance left Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza in complete awe.

"We knew that he (Mustafizur) can surprise any batsman, he bowled really well," Mortaza said.

Rahman is the third Bangladeshi player to receive the Man-of-the-Match on debut in ODIs, after Sohag Gazi and Taijul Islam. (Dhoni Says Team India Hurt After Loss)

Here are the other statistical highlights of the match:

Shakib Al Hasan's 52 off 68 balls is his sixth fifty vs India - his 29th in ODIs.

# Tamim Iqbal is the first Bangladeshi batsman to register 30 fifties in ODIs. (Dhoni, Mortaza Play Down On-Field Collison with Mustafizur)

# Tamim's tally of 36 innings of fifty-plus, including six hundreds, is a record for Bangladesh in ODIs.

# Tamim, with 4497 runs at an average of 31.66 in 145 matches is the highest by a Bangladeshi batsman in ODIs.

# Soumya Sarkar (54 off 40 balls) has registered his third innings of fifty-plus - the first two being 127 not out vs Pakistan at Mirpur on April 22, 2015 and 51 vs New Zealand at Hamilton on March 13, 2015.

# Soumya Sarkar and Tamim Iqbal put on 102- Bangladesh's first century stand for the first wicket vs India in ODIs, obliterating the 80 between Imrul Kayes and Tamim Iqbal at Dhaka on January 7, 2010.

# Mushfiqur Rahim is the second Bangladeshi wicketkeeper to effect five dismissals in an ODI - the first being Khaled Mashud - vs Kenya at Nairobi on August 12, 2006. (BPL Should be Credited for Bangla Tigers' ODI Upsurge, Says Gavaskar)

(With inputs from Rajesh Kumar)