Profile
One of Bangladesh’s fastest growing talents, Tamim Iqbal has already made a place for himself in the cricketing world as an aggressive left-handed opener. His ability with the bat was brought to notice at an early age when he smashed 112 off 71 balls against England in an Under-19 game to take his side to victory. The man from Chittagong has gone from strength to strength ever since and has shown the world how good he really is at bludgeoning a cricket ball.
Tamim hails from a family of cricketers and it would be fair to say that the sport runs in his blood. His skill with the bat took him through and he made his ODI debut against Zimbabwe in February 2007. The selectors felt he had enough talent in him for the international circuit and placed him in the World Cup squad after playing just two ODIs. Tamim had a great outing as he scored well against India in the first World Cup encounter and played a large part in dumping the Indians out of the World Cup. He got his maiden century against West Indies in St. Vincent and won the game for his side through that knock. He went onto play several other special innings against Zimbabwe and England piling up centuries and half centuries.
Tamim is one of Bangladesh’s most important batsmen and has become a regular opener for the team. Much of Bangladesh’s success can be credited to his aggressive ways of batting and his pure skill and talent with the bat. He was drafted in Pune Warriors India for the fifth edition of the IPL, replacing the injured James Hopes.
Fast Facts
- Tamim Iqbal is the third highest run getter for Bangladesh in ODIs.
- He was named Wisden's Test Player of the Year in 2010.
- Tamim is the nephew of former Bangladeshi skipper, Akram Khan and younger brother of Bangladesh international Nafis Iqbal Khan.
Statistics
Show:
| |
Matches |
Innings |
Runs |
NO |
Avg. |
SR |
100's |
50's |
HS |
| Test |
24 |
46 |
1748 |
0 |
38 |
60.15 |
4 |
10 |
151 |
| ODI |
113 |
113 |
3368 |
1 |
30.07 |
79.20 |
3 |
23 |
154 |
| T20 |
15 |
15 |
204 |
0 |
13.6 |
92.72 |
0 |
0 |
32 |
| |
Matches |
Innings |
Balls |
Runs |
Wickets |
BBI |
BBM |
Avg. |
Econ. |
4w |
5w |
10w |
Extras |
| Test |
24 |
4 |
24 |
10 |
0 |
0/1 |
/ |
- |
2.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| ODI |
113 |
2 |
6 |
13 |
0 |
0/6 |
/ |
- |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| |
Catches |
Stumpings |
Runouts |
| Test |
8 |
0 |
0 |
| ODI |
30 |
0 |
3 |
| T20 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
Career
Span:
- Test:
- 2008-2011
- ODI:
- 2007-2012
- T20:
- 2007-2011
- Test
-
- Debut:
- Bangladesh Vs New Zealand at University Oval, Dunedin - Jan 04, 2008
- Last played:
- Bangladesh Vs Pakistan at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur - Dec 17, 2011
- ODI
-
- Debut:
- Bangladesh Vs Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club, Harare (Salisbury) - Feb 09, 2007
- Last played:
- Bangladesh Vs Pakistan at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur - Mar 22, 2012
- T20
-
- Debut:
- Bangladesh Vs Kenya at Nairobi Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi - Sep 01, 2007
- Last played:
- Bangladesh Vs West Indies at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur - Oct 11, 2011
