Serves Bangladesh right. Ridiculed Dhoni hunts down 'Tigers' in Asia Cup final

The high-flying Bangladeshis had a hard landing on March 6, when the MS Dhoni-led India defeated them pretty convincingly in the end, by eight wickets, with seven balls to spare to lift the Asia Cup T20 in Mirpur.

Bangladesh had made 120/5 in 15 overs, in a rain-curtailed match, after Dhoni won the toss and put the opponent in. The total looked stiff, but was not enough for the Indians, who romped home in style.

Some mischievous Bangladeshi fans posted a very objectionable picture on social media before the all-important final which had Bangla pacer Taskin Ahmad holding up a severed head of the Indian captain Dhoni.

If the Bangladeshis thought the post would unnerve the Indians and Dhoni, of all people, they couldn't have been more infantile.

Ironically, it was the same Dhoni who bludgeoned the Bangla attack in the end, hitting an unbeaten 20 off a mere six balls with two towering sixes and a four, finishing off any hope that Bangladesh may have had. It was poetic justice and perhaps a lesson for Bangladesh to learn. A lesson that you don't take your jibes at your opponents to far.

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While the Dhoni-Taskin post made for an interesting sub-plot, there was also a bigger picture, and it was that India has won the Asia Cup for the sixth time, and look in red hot form, going into the World T20, starting from March 8.

Shikhar Dhawan (60 off 44 balls), and Virat Kohli (unbeaten 41 off 28 balls) helmed India's chase, before Dhoni's blitzkrieg snuffed the life out of Bangladesh.

Twitter was cock-a-hoop at India's victory. Here is a collection of tweets that celebrate Team Dhoni's title triumph at Mirpur:

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