Tamim Iqbal

Tamim Iqbal
Tamim Iqbal Khan
Personal information
Full name
Tamim Iqbal Khan
Born (1989-03-20) 20 March 1989 (age 35)
Chittagong, Bangladesh
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[1]
BattingLeft-handed
RoleOpening batter
Relations
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 50)4 January 2008 v New Zealand
Last Test4 April 2023 v Ireland
ODI debut (cap 84)9 February 2007 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI23 September 2023 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.28 (previously 29)
T20I debut (cap 17)1 September 2007 v Kenya
Last T20I9 March 2020 v Zimbabwe
T20I shirt no.28 (previously 29)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2004–presentChittagong Division
2011Nottinghamshire
2012Chittagong Kings
2012/13Wellington Firebirds
2013Duronto Rajshahi, St Lucia Zouks
2015–2016Chittagong Vikings
2016–2018Peshawar Zalmi
2017Essex
2017–2019Comilla Victorians
2019/20Dhaka Platoon
2020Lahore Qalandars
2021, 2024Fortune Barishal
2022Minister Dhaka
2023Khulna Tigers
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 70 243 78 104
Runs scored 5,134 8,357 1,758 7,945
Batting average 38.89 36.65 24.08 43.17
100s/50s 10/31 14/56 1/7 17/44
Top score 206 158 103* 334*
Catches/stumpings 20/– 68/– 18/– 35/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  Bangladesh
Asia Cup
Second place 2012 Bangladesh
Second place 2016 Bangladesh
Second place 2018 UAE
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Team
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 28 December 2023

Tamim Iqbal Khan (Bengali: তামিম ইকবাল খান; born 20 March 1989), more commonly known as Tamim Iqbal, is a Bangladeshi cricketer[2] and commentator[3] from Chittagong who was captain of the national team in ODI matches from 2020 to 2023. Considered among one of the greatest Bangladeshi batters,[4] he is the first Bangladeshi to score a century in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in the 2016 edition, being 103* the highest score made by a Bangladeshi at any T20 World Cup tournament.

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.[5] He scored more than 15000 runs in his whole international career, which is the highest among any other Bangladeshi batsman to date.[6] Tamim is also Bangladesh's highest century maker in international matches with 25 centuries, combining all forms of cricket.[7]

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 was the highest run scorer in 2016 T20 WC (295). 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.[8] In July 2022, he announced his retirement from Twenty20 International cricket.[9] On 6 July 2023, he took retirement from all sorts of international cricket.[10] However, on the next day, he astonishingly reversed his retirement decision following a meeting that included BCB president Nazmul Hassan, Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and former Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza, and instead opted to take some rest before continuing to play.[11]

Tamim stepped down as the ODI captain on 3 August 2023, after being ruled out of the Asia Cup due to complications arising from a long-standing back injury.[12] He began his career as an international commentator during the second session of the second Test match between Bangladesh and New Zealand held at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka in December 2023.[13]

  1. ^ Tamim Iqbal's profile on Sportskeeda
  2. ^ "Tamim Iqbal Profile - Cricket Player Bangladesh | Stats, Records, Video". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Tamim Iqbal joins commentary team for first time abroad during India, Bangladesh Test". cricketpakistan.com.pk. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  4. ^ COLLINS, TIM (22 October 2013). "Tamim Iqbal: Great Bangladesh Batsman or Underachiever?". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Tamim Iqbal becomes first Bangladesh batsman to score 50 half-centuries in ODIs". sportskeeda. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Bangladesh Cricket Team Records & Stats". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Records/Bangladesh/Combined Test ODI and T20I Records/Most Hundreds", ESPNcricinfo, retrieved 20 October 2018
  8. ^ "Bangladesh Cricket Team Records & Stats". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Tamim Iqbal announces retirement from T20Is". Times of Sports. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  10. ^ Sports, Times of (6 July 2023). "Tamim Iqbal Retires from International Cricket: Cries emotionally". Times of Sports. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Tamim Iqbal unretires a day after retiring". Cricbuzz.com. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  12. ^ "Tamim out of Asia Cup with back injury, steps down as ODI captain". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  13. ^ "Tamim 'looking forward' to international commentary debut". The Daily Star. 5 December 2023.