Tamim Iqbal Bangladesh

Full name Tamim Iqbal Khan

Born March 20, 1989, Chittagong

Current age 21 years 349 days

Major teams Bangladesh, Asia XI, Bangladesh A,Bangladesh Under-19s, Chittagong Division

Playing role Opening batsman

Batting style Left-hand bat

Relation Uncle - Akram Khan, Brother - Nafees Iqbal

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
World Cup	11	11	0	286	70	26.00	404	70.79	0	2	35	3	7	0
ODIs	91	91	0	2754	154	30.26	3461	79.57	3	17	312	42	26	0
List A	105	105	0	3147	154	29.97	3870	81.31	4	18			33	0

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
World Cup	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
ODIs	91	2	6	13	0	-	-	-	13.00	-	0	0	0
List A	105		6	13	0	-	-	-	13.00	-	0	0	0

Limited Overs Career Statistics

World Cup span	2007-2011
ODI debut	Zimbabwe v Bangladesh at Harare, Feb 9, 2007 scorecard
Last ODI	Bangladesh v Ireland at Dhaka, Feb 25, 2011 scorecard
List A debut	2004/05
Last List A	Bangladesh v Ireland at Dhaka, Feb 25, 2011 scorecard

Profile

Quite comfortably, Bangladesh's ace batsman in the current line-up. Tamim is a vital component of Bangladesh's top order, is technically correct and has a wide repertoire of shots, but is particularly strong through the off side. He shot to fame with an attacking half-century against India in the 2007 World Cup; his charge down the track to smash Zaheer Khan out of the ground being the standout feature of that knock. Since then, he's cemented his place in the side with success in both Tests and in ODIs. He missed the series against New Zealand at home due to injury but hit form against Zimbabwe in Bangladesh's series win to shape up well for the World Cup.

Strengths

A technique suited to both formats and an ability to open up or restrain himself if the situation demands. Strong on both sides of the wicket, Tamim's a fluent run-scorer and can provide early momentum to his team's innings.

Key stats

Tamim holds the record for three of the top four ODI scores made by Bangladesh batsmen including the highest score of 154 against Zimbabwe

Tamim's best year so far has been 2010. He has scored 776 runs at an average of nearly 34 with one century and five fifties while maintaining a strike rate of 96.15

World Cup tracker

His knock of 51 against India in the 2007 World Cup, off 53 balls, hurt Indian hopes as they aimed at defending 191.
Siddhartha Talya

Expert view

"Explosive opening left hand batsman with a tag 'No Fear', can be very dangerous in the first 10 overs, loves to dominate from the very first ball and has a great hand/eye combination. Who can forget his innings vs. India in the World Cup 2007 (Trinidad), was at his belligerent best when he went down the wicket and hit Zaheer Khan for a huge 6 which landed on the second tier."- Athar Ali Khan, former Bangladesh batsman