Cricket Illustrious Tamim Iqbal
The controversy regarding Tamim Iqbal, a cricket stalwart of Bangladesh, has been agonizing but it has been set to rest for the time being. Tamim will be on rest for the time being because of his injury and join the game after about 1-1/2 month. Millions of cricket lovers of Bangladesh are happy for the revised decision of Tamim which was possible as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina took up the issue. Given below a brief description of Tamim’s brilliant performance during the last 18 years of chequered career.
14: Number of ODI centuries – the highest by a Bangladesh player.
16: His international career’s time-span in years. Tamim debuted as an 18-year-old in February, 2007, against Zimbabwe in Harare, and played an iconic 53-ball 51 against India in the ODI World Cup the month after.
25: Number of international centuries across three formats.
37: Number of ODIs he captained Bangladesh. The Tigers won on 21 of those occasions.
56: Number of ODI half-centuries – the most by a Bangladesh player.
103: Number of sixes in ODIs – the most by a Bangladesh player.
292: Starred in Bangladesh’s highest ODI partnership for any wicket.
312: Starred in Bangladesh highest opening partnership in Tests.
389: Number of the international matches played.
916: Number of boundaries in ODIs – the most by a Bangladesh player.
8313: Number of ODI runs – the highest by a Bangladesh player.
15205: Number of international runs across three formats.
In the three ODI’s played between Afghanistan and Bangladesh in July in Zahur Ahmed Stadium, Afghanistan won in two ODI’s and Bangladesh won the third match. In the two T20 matches played between them in Sylhet Bangladesh won both the matches.
