Personal information | ||||
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Full name | Tamim Iqbal Khan | |||
Born | Chittagong, Bangladesh |
20 March 1989 |||
Batting style | Left-handed bat | |||
Role | Opening batsman | |||
Relations | Akram Khan (paternal uncle), Nafees Iqbal (brother) |
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International information | ||||
National side | Bangladesh | |||
Test debut (cap 50) | 4 January 2008 v New Zealand | |||
Last Test | 21 December 2011 v Pakistan | |||
ODI debut (cap 83) | 9 February 2007 v Zimbabwe | |||
Last ODI | 20 March 2012 v Sri Lanka | |||
Domestic team information | ||||
Years | Team | |||
2004–present | Chittagong Division | |||
2011 | Nottinghamshire | |||
2012–present | Chittagong Kings | |||
2012–present | Pune Warriors India | |||
Career statistics | ||||
Competition | Test | ODI | FC | LA |
Matches | 24 | 112 | 45 | 130 |
Runs scored | 1,748 | 3,308 | 3,231 | 3,887 |
Batting average | 38.00 | 29.80 | 39.40 | 30.36 |
100s/50s | 4/10 | 3/22 | 6/22 | 4/25 |
Top score | 151 | 154 | 151 | 154 |
Balls bowled | 24 | 6 | 132 | 6 |
Wickets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling average | – | – | – | – |
5 wickets in innings | – | – | – | – |
10 wickets in match | – | n/a | – | n/a |
Best bowling | – | – | – | – |
Catches/stumpings | 8/– | 30/– | 20/– | 37/– |
Source: CricketArchive, 20 March 2012 |
Tamim Iqbal Khan (Bengali: তামিম ইকবাল খান) (born 20 March 1989) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. Tamim made his One Day International debut in 2007 and played his first Test the following year. Between December 2010 and September 2011 he was vice-captain of the national side. He plays first-class cricket for Chittagong Division cricket team. Tamim Iqbal is the brother of Nafees Iqbal and the nephew of Akram Khan, who both played Test cricket for Bangladesh.
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Early career
Tamim, who played in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka, was picked for the 2007 World Cup and played against India in the group stage of the competition, scoring 51 runs from 53 deliveries, helping his team win the match. In December that year, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) granted Tamim a one-year grade C contract, one of 22 central contracts with the Board at the time. Although he was still in the lowest tier of central contracts, it was an extension form his previous contract, which lasted six months.[1]
Although he was part of the player auction held in February for the 2009 Indian Premier League, Tamim was not bought by any team.[2]
On Bangladesh's tour of the West Indies in July and August 2009, Tamim scored his maiden Test century against a West Indies team weakened by disputes between players and administrators, which resulted in seven players making their Test debut in the match,[3] His effort with the bat helped Bangladesh to a historic victory – their first against the West Indies in Tests, their first overseas Test victory and only their second Test win.[4][5] He ended up with 128, and was named as the Man of the Match for his performance (he also scored 33 in the first innnings). Speaking of his innings, Tamim said "It was a flat wicket, and if you concentrate hard and look to bat straight, it's a good track to score on. I'm just 20 and have played only 11 Tests, I think there are a lot more [innings like these] to come".[6][7] Bangladesh went on to win the second Test, and in the process secured their first overseas series win.[8] Iqbal was Bangladesh's leading run-scorer in the series with 197 runs.[9]
Bangladesh's coach, Jamie Siddons, opined in January 2010 that Tamim had "the makings of a world-class opener".[10] On 25 January Tamim Iqbal scored 151 in a record partnership with Junaid Siddique against India.
Wisden Cricketer of the Year
During the first innings of the first Test against England in March 2010, Tamim scored 86 runs from 120 deliveries. In the process he became the fastest Bangladesh batsman to reach 1,000 Test runs in terms of innings, taking 19 to reach the landmark.[11] He also became the third-youngest player in Test history (behind Sachin Tendulkar and compatriot Mohammad Ashraful) to reach 1,000 Test runs.[citation needed]
In May that year, Bangladesh toured England for two more Tests and three ODIs. Though his team lost 2–0, Tamim scored a century in each of the Tests.[12] For his performances against England, Tamim was named one of the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack's four Cricketers of the Year in 2011.[13] In October he was also named Wisden's Test Player of the Year, ahead of Graeme Swann and Virender Sehwag, who came second and third respectively. During the qualifying period for the award, Tamim scored 837 runs in seven Tests at an average of 59.78. It was just the second time a Bangladesh player had won the award, as Shakib Al Hasan was named the previous year.[12] At the start of November, the BCB announced 16 central contracts. Tamim was one of six players in the top level.[14]
Bangladesh vice-captain
In December 2010, Tamim replaced Mushfiqur Rahim as Bangladesh's vice-captain.[15] In the opening match of the 2011 World Cup he scored 70 against India in a losing cause. In the following match against Ireland he scored 44 off 43 balls, and took a catch. In the next game against the West Indies, Tamim was caught at the slips for a third-ball duck as Bangladesh folded for its lowest ODI score, 58 all out. The following game against England he scored a quick fire 38 to get his side off to another good start, Bangladesh eventually winning by two wickets.
Tamim became only the second Bangladeshi to play county cricket in England (Shakib Al Hasan was the first)[16] when he signed to play for Nottinghamshire in June 2011. He was recruited as a short-term replacement for Australian batsmen David Hussey, who was called up to the national squad.[17] During his stay, Tamim played five matches, scoring 104 runs with a highest score of 47.[18] Tamim, whose batting was described in the Nottingham Post as "solid if unspectacular", remarked of his performance that "It could have been better, but it wasn't too bad". Even though he was playing in a foreign country, there was pressure from the media in Bangladesh for Tamim to perform – especially when Nottinghamshire faced Worcestershire who were fielding Shakib Al Hasan – with his exploits sometimes making the front pages.[19]
When Bangladesh toured Zimbabwe in July 2011 for a single Test and five ODIs they did so with the expectation of winning. Zimbabwe were returning from a six-year exile from Tests, although Bangladesh had not played in the format in more than 14 months.[20] Despite claiming in a press confidence that Zimbabwe's bowlers posed little threat,[21] Tamim managed 58 runs in the Test as Bangladesh slid to defeat.[22][23] Bangladesh lost the following ODI series against Zimbabwe 3–2. Bangladesh's batsmen struggled early in the series,[24][25] with Tamim managing 157 runs from five innings at an average of 31.40.[26] In the aftermath of the series, Shakib and Tamim were sacked as captain and vice-captain, with a BCB representative citing their poor leadership.[27]
West Indies toured in October, facing Bangladesh in a T20I, three ODIs and two Tests. Though Bangladesh lost the Test series 1–0, Tamim was his team's leading run-scorer with 186 from four innings, including two half-centuries.[28]
International centuries
Test Centuries
Num | Score | Balls | 4s | 6s | Opponent | Venue | Date | Result |
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1 | 128 | 243 | 17 | 0 | West Indies | Kingstown | 9 Jul 2009 | Won |
2 | 151 | 183 | 18 | 3 | India | Dhaka | 24 Jan 2010 | Lost |
3 | 103 | 100 | 15 | 2 | England | Lord's | 27 May 2010 | Lost |
4 | 108 | 114 | 11 | 1 | England | Manchester | 4 Jun 2010 | Lost |
ODI Centuries
Num | Score | Balls | 4s | 6s | Opponent | Venue | Date | Result |
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1 | 129 | 136 | 15 | 1 | Ireland | Dhaka | 22 Mar 2008 | Won |
2 | 154 | 138 | 7 | 6 | Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 16 Aug 2009 | Won |
3 | 125 | 120 | 13 | 3 | England | Dhaka | 28 Feb 2010 | Lost |
References
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- ^ IPL 2009 Auction: Mortaza creates a sensation, TigerCricket.com, 6 February 2009, archived from the original on 2009-02-16, http://web.archive.org/web/20090516112945/http://www.tigercricket.com/viewNews.aspx?newsID=654, retrieved 2009-02-07
- ^ West Indies name replacement squad, Cricinfo, 8 July 2009, http://www.espncricinfo.com/wivbdesh2009/content/story/413237.html, retrieved 2011-07-25
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- ^ f51408 t1923 West Indies v Bangladesh: Bangladesh in West Indies 2009 (1st Test), CricketArchive, http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/247/247186.html, retrieved 2011-07-25
- ^ West Indies name replacement squad, Cricinfo, 8 July 2009, http://www.cricinfo.com/wivbdesh2009/content/story/413237.html, retrieved 2009-07-18
- ^ Shakib, Mahmudullah make up for Mortaza's absence, Cricinfo, 13 July 2009, http://www.cricinfo.com/wivbdesh2009/content/story/414146.html, retrieved 2009-07-18
- ^ Veera, Sriram (20 July 2009). "Raqibul and Shakib inspire first overseas series win". Cricinfo. http://www.espncricinfo.com/wivbdesh2009/content/current/story/415358.html. Retrieved 2011-07-25.
- ^ Records / Bangladesh in West Indies Test Series, 2009 / Most runs, Cricinfo, http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=5037;type=series, retrieved 2011-07-25
- ^ Rahman, Khondaker Mirazur (3 January 2010), We are not just about Ashraful anymore – Jamie Siddons, Cricinfo, http://www.cricinfo.com/tri-bdesh2010/content/current/story/442123.html, retrieved 2010-01-03
- ^ McGlashan, Andrew (13 March 2010), Swann and Broad cement England's control, Cricinfo, http://www.espncricinfo.com/bdeshveng2010/engine/current/match/426423.html, retrieved 2011-11-02
- ^ a b Tamim named Wisden Cricketer Test Player of the Year, Cricinfo, 14 October 2010, http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/481789.html, retrieved 2011-11-02
- ^ Wisden names four Cricketers of the Year, Cricinfo, 8 April 2011, http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/509946.html, retrieved 2011-04-11
- ^ Ashraful handed top-level central contract, Cricinfo, 2010-11-01, http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/484743.html, retrieved 2011-02-04
- ^ Shakib retained as captain for 2011, Cricinfo, 31 December 2010, http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/494862.html, retrieved 2011-01-13
- ^ Notts sign Tamim Iqbal to replace David Hussey in t20, BBC Sport, 16 June 2011, http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/13793737.stm, retrieved 2011-06-16
- ^ Tamim signs for Nottinghamshire, Cricinfo, 16 June 2011, http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/519255.html, retrieved 2011-06-16
- ^ Twenty20 Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Tamim Iqbal, Cricket Archive, http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/74/74064/tt_Batting_by_Team.html, retrieved 2011-07-20
- ^ "Iqbal broadens his horizons as he eyes Trent Bridge return", Nottingham Post, 18 July 2011, http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/Iqbal-broadens-horizons-eyes-Trent-Bridge-return/story-12963226-detail/story.html, retrieved 2011-07-20
- ^ 'We're the favourites' – Shakib, Cricinfo, 25 July 2011, http://www.espncricinfo.com/zimbabwe-v-bangladesh-2011/content/story/524674.html, retrieved 2011-08-23
- ^ Moonda, Firdose (7 August 2011), 'If we don't do anything silly, we will win' – Tamim, Cricinfo, http://www.espncricinfo.com/zimbabwe-v-bangladesh-2011/content/story/526406.html, retrieved 2011-08-23
- ^ Records / Bangladesh in Zimbabwe Test Match, 2011 / Most runs, Cricinfo, http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=6488;type=series, retrieved 2011-08-23
- ^ Bangladesh in Zimbabwe Test Match: Zimbabwe v Bangladesh, Cricinfo, http://www.espncricinfo.com/zimbabwe-v-bangladesh-2011/engine/current/match/522245.html, retrieved 2011-08-09
- ^ Shakib blames batsmen's mindset for defeat, Cricinfo, 14 August 2011, http://www.espncricinfo.com/zimbabwe-v-bangladesh-2011/content/story/527474.html, retrieved 2011-08-22
- ^ Talya, Siddhartha (21 August 2011), All-round Shakib stars in comprehensive win, Cricinfo, http://www.espncricinfo.com/zimbabwe-v-bangladesh-2011/content/story/528884.html, retrieved 2011-08-23
- ^ Records / Bangladesh in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 2011 / Most runs, Cricinfo, http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=6489;type=series, retrieved 2011-08-23
- ^ Shakib and Tamim stripped of leadership roles, Cricinfo, 5 September 2011, http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/current/story/531274.html, retrieved 2011-09-05
- ^ Records / West Indies in Bangladesh Test Series, 2011/12 / Most runs, Cricinfo, http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=6864;type=series, retrieved 2011-11-02
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