Bangladeshi batsman Mohammad Ashraful raises his bat and helmet to acknowledge the cheering crowd’s applause after completing a century during the third day of the second Test match between Bangladesh and India at the M.A. Aziz Stadium in Chittagong, 19 December 2004. An unbeaten fighting century by Ashraful helped Bangladesh to score 242 runs for the loss of six wickets at the end of 73 overs as Bangladesh were chasing India’s first innings mammoth score of 540 runs. AFP PHOTO/Farjana K. GODHULY (Photo by FARJANA K. GODHULY / AFP)