Bangladesh are focusing on Rashid Khan 's reputation and not playing his deliveries on merit, in the opinion of spin bowling coach Mushtaq Ahmed , after Rashid decimated Bangladesh's middle order with 5 for 17 in the second ODI on Saturday to give Afghanistan an 81-run win and with that the series.

It was Rashid's sixth five-wicket haul in ODIs, with only Shahid Afridi now with more five-fors among legspinners in the format. Rashid got into the act when he clean-bowled Towhid Hridoy in the 17th over, before running through the batting with four of the last five wickets in a short burst. Bangladesh were shot out for 109 in response to Afghanistan's 190.

Mushtaq, the former Pakistan legspinner who is now working with the Bangladesh team, said that Rashid's tight line and lengths got

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