When the fans discuss aggressive openers, people immediately remember Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Sanath Jayasuriya and many more, but the same aggression and attitude can be seen in Bangladesh's Tamim Iqbal. This Bangladesh player made the 2007 World Cup squad after playing two ODIs for Bangladesh. He rose to fame when he hammered India and took on Zaheer Khan in tricky conditions. The southpaw has scored over 4,000 runs in Test cricket which include 8 tons, one double ton and 25 fifties in 56 Tests he has played. In the shorter formats, Tamim has played 183 ODIs for Bangladesh, where he has scored over 6,000 runs, which includes 11 centuries. He also has a ton in T20I cricket and has smashed over 1500 runs in 72 T20Is played. 2016-17 saw a rise of Bangladesh in Test cricket and Tamim has been an integral part of the team.
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Iqbal, who has been troubled by a hamstring issue, said that he is hopeful of playing the opening ODI against New Zealand.
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Tamim Iqbal arranged for pure water for the inhabitants of Shyamnagar Upazila in Satkhira as they were badly affected by the cyclone.
Tamim said that it took a bit of time for the current Bangladesh side to realise the importance of fitness. He too admitted that he has been feeling good after embracing a solid fitness regime.
Akram hailed the current crop of players in Banglades during a Facebook live session with Tamim Iqbal.
Tamim said that there was a time when cricketers used to look up to athletes of different sport to find inspiration for maintaining fitness, but he now is proud to say that cricket fraternity now has its own idol.
Indian captain Virat Kohli talked about the improvement in Indian batsmen in tackling the fast bowling over the past few years.
In a Facebook live conversation with Bangladesh batsman Tamim Iqbal, Kohli opened up on his mindset while chasing the targets.
In a conversation with Tamim Iqbal, Rohit Sharma talked about playing in Bangladesh and also talked about their team's improvement over the years.
Mashrafe stepped down as ODI captain this week after the third and final ODI of a three-match series against Zimbabwe.
Tamim Iqbal, who played his first ODI in nine months in the first match, had taken a break from cricket in the second half of 2019.
Bangladesh are due to arrive in New Delhi on Wednesday, October 30 but BCB president is sceptical that there could be a few more pull-outs.
Tamim Iqbal missed Bangladesh's home Test against Afghanistan and the T20I tri-series after requesting for a break from all cricket following Bangladesh's tour of Sri Lanka in July.
This will be the first time that Tamim will miss a series without any injuries. He will now be available for Bangladesh's tour of India in November where they will play three T20Is and two Tests.
Bangladesh on Wednesday suffered a 0-3 whitewash at the hands of Sri Lanka in the one-day series in the island nation.
Bangladesh's injury crisis has worsened after Tamim Iqbal was called back from practice due to a suspected wrist injury.
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Tamim Iqbal shined with the bat as Bangladesh crushed the Windies side in the ongoing tri-nation series in Ireland by 8 wickets.
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