"I always feel comfortable to hit sixes rather than taking ones or twos," quipped the left-arm slow bowler, wearing his childlike smile after his all-round show in the fifth and final game.

Not many will argue that the 35-year old is the top crowd entertainer in the country and whenever he goes out to bat or bowl, the cricket-crazy fans get behind him with loud cheers.

As Rome was not built in a day, Rafique also took his time to earn the confidence of millions as he has always been trying to give more than hundred per cent for the cause of the country.

And he came nothing short of that when the crisis-time opener smashed a 66-ball 72 that virtually won the fifth match, with it the series, for Bangladesh.

Interestingly, Bangladesh, in its 106-match history to date, had previously won only one ODI batting second and Rafique had played the same role like yesterday's.

The exciting left-hander hammered an explosive 77 off 87 balls as a pinch-hitting opener to pull off the country's first-ever one-day victory, against Kenya at Hyderabad in 1998.

And his yesterday's batting onslaught came on top of a 2-34 off 10 overs that earned him the man-of-the-match award.

"I'm happy that I could contribute something for my team to win the match. I always tried my best to give hundred per cent. I never thought of any personal achievement and that's why I am more happy today as we won the series," said Rafique.

When asked what was the key behind his success, Rafique smilingly said he always believed that anything is possible.

"Confidence is key to be successful. I have never been afraid of opening. I enjoyed batting in the opening slot because that is where you get the chance to go over the top for the first 15 overs," he said.

He said that it was an unbearable pain for him to miss the first three matches due to injury.

"I don't like to be sidelined and I was frustrated not to play the first three matches because of injury, but finally I'm happy that I did something for my team's success," he added.

The experienced cricketer was also delighted the way young stars responded in the series.

"Believe me I am excited by our young players' performance in the series. I look forward to a bright future of our cricket after the series because the next generation is very much serious about their performance," he said.

With the day's two wickets, Rafique reclaimed the top wicket-taker's slot surpassing medium-pacer Khaled Mahmud. Rafique has captured 66 wickets from 73 matches, one ahead of the former Bangladesh captain.