TAMIM IQBAL
BANGLADESH
BANGLADESH
Tamim Iqbal Khan (born 20 March 1989), more popularly known as Tamim Iqbal, is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He is the nephew of former Bangladesh skipper Akram Khan, the current chief selector of the Bangladesh Cricket Board. Tamim is known for his aggressive batting style in the top order and is widely regarded as one of the greatest Bangladeshi batsmen of all time.
Tamim made his ODI debut in 2007 and played his first Test match the following year. He scored his first century against Ireland. He is the only Bangladeshi batsman to score a century against the England cricket team at Lord's Stadium. He served as vice-captain of the national side between December 2010 and September 2011. In March 2021, Tamim became the first Bangladeshi player to score 50 ODI half-centuries. He scored more than 14000 runs in his whole international career, which is the highest among any other Bangladeshi batsman to date. Tamim is also Bangladesh's highest century maker in international matches with 25 centuries, combining all forms of cricket.
In 2011 he was named one of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack's four Cricketers of the Year, and Wisden's Test Player of the Year, becoming just the second Bangladeshi player to be awarded the accolade. He is the only Bangladeshi cricketer to score centuries in all three game formats. He is the only player to score four consecutive half-centuries in the Asia Cup. He is the only player to score at least two centuries for three times in a 3 match ODI series. He also holds the record for scoring the most hundreds in One Day International cricket from Bangladesh. In July 2022, he announced his retirement from Twenty20 International cricket.
Name | : | Tamim Iqbal |
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Date of Birth | : | March 20, 1989 |
Birth Place | : | Chittagong, Bangladesh |
Age | : | 33 |
Height | : | 5'9" |
Nickname | : | The Dasher |
Marital Status | : | Married |
Batting Style | : | Left Handed Batter |
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Bowling Style | : | Right arm Offbreak |
Team | : | Bangladesh |
Role | : | Opening Batsman |
Jersey Number | : | 28 |
Maximum ODI Runs | : | 8074 |
Total ODI Matches | : | 378 |
Total ODI Wickets | : | 0 |
Highest ODI Ranking | : | 15 |
Total ODI Score | : | 8074 |
ODI Debut | : | Bangladesh vs Zimbambwe - 9 February, 2007 |
Test Debut | : | Bangladesh vs New Zealand - 4 January, 2008 |