Tamim Iqbal
Tamim finds commentary an ‘interesting’ job
Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim Iqbal was seen in the commentary box for the first time during the Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Eliminator match between Khulna Tigers and Chattogram Challengers on Monday.
Tamim has a great speaker in him that he revealed during the early days of the pandemic when he hosted some big cricketing names on his social media handle including Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis and Kane Williamson.
But Tamim in the commentary box is a completely new sight for Bangladesh’s cricket fans. Many expressed their excitement on social media seeing Tamim in the commentary box. Tamim himself also expressed his excitement while talking to the media.
Also read: BPL 2022: Tamim’s fifty in vain as Chattogram keep dream alive
“I came to the BCB today for a meeting,” he said during a short visit to the press box.
“I was asked to join the commentary team during the Pakistan series at home. I tried it today. It was really interesting. I may give it (taking commentary as a profession) a thought in future.”
Tamim got Athar Ali Khan, the former Bangladesh cricketer and long-time commentator, in the box and shared his experience.
Also read: Tamim's ton overshadows Lindle's first BPL century
Tamim represented Minister Group Dhaka in the ongoing BPL. He scored more than 400 runs with a stunning and match-winning hundred in Chattogram.
BPL 2022: Tamim’s fifty in vain as Chattogram keep dream alive
Despite a well-composed and unbeaten 73 of Tamim Iqbal, Minister Group Dhaka lost to Chattogram Challengers on Tuesday in Sylhet in the ongoing Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).
Dhaka needed to score 9 from the last six balls bowled by Mrittunjoy Chowdhury. Dhaka failed to do so despite a wide and a no-ball from the left-arm pacer. And subsequently, Dhaka failed to chase down the target of 149, they instead tumbled for 145 and lost the match by three runs.
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It was Dhaka’s third defeat in seven matches they have played, and in contrast, it was the third win for Chattogram which kept them alive in the race.
Chattogram batted first and posted 148 with Shamim Hossain hitting the highest of 52 off 37 balls with five fours and one six.
All of Dhaka’s six bowlers have taken a wicket each.
In reply, Tamim was firm at one end of the wicket, but the next three batters failed to reach two-digit scores. Mahmudullah Riyad and Shuvagata Chowdhury were dismissed at crucial moments scoring 24 and 22 respectively, which left Dhaka in trouble that they were not able to pass.
Dhaka sent Mashrafe Bin Mortaza to bat before Mahmudullah and Shuvagata surprisingly, but it did not work for them as Mashrafe returned a duck.
For Chattogram, Shoriful Islam and Mrittunjoy bagged two wickets each.
Read: BPL 2022: Soumya, Mushfiqur guide Khulna to fourth win
Afif Hossain led Chattogram in this match instead of Naeem Islam who was handed the captaincy by the team management from Mehidy Hasan Miraz. The reason for opting Afif as captain was unknown.
In their next match, Chattogram will take on Sylhet Sunrisers again on February 12 while Dhaka will lock horns against Khulna Tigers on February 9.
Tamim not interested in playing T20Is: BCB president
Tamim Iqbal is not interested in playing T20 internationals, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Nazmul Hasan said Saturday.
Nazmul came to the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the capital to watch the ongoing Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).
"I told him to return to T20Is, but he is not interested. He requested me not to force him to make a comeback," Nazmul said. "If he does not want to play T20Is, we should not force him."
However, Tamim was not available for comment at the time of this report.
The southpaw scored two consecutive fifties for Minister Group Dhaka in his first two matches of the BPL.
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A knee injury ruled the batter out of competitive cricket for a long time. He missed two home series against Australia, New Zealand, and the T20 World Cup.
Tamim recently played the Independence Cup, a 50-over domestic cricket event, in Sylhet.
The left-handed opener played 78 T20Is and scored 1758 runs with seven fifties and a hundred at a strike rate of 117.2.
Tamim scored two fifties in his last 10 T20I matches, with the last one being played in March 2020.
Bangladesh Cricket Captains: Performance Review for the Year 2021
Bangladesh played 46 international matches in the year 2021. They won 20 matches, lost 25, and drew one match. Bangladesh have three captains for each format, that had resulted in a variance of outcomes. ODI skipper Tamim Iqbal had the best % winning ratio among the captains, indicating that Bangladesh are a strong limited-overs team. Team tigers won the majority of international matches under T20 captain Mahmudullah's leadership, while Mominul was the most unsuccessful captain. Let's take a look at three captains' performances in 2021.
2021 International Record: Bangladesh National Men’s Cricket Team
The Bangladesh national men's cricket team had a packed calendar in the year 2021. Team Tigers played most of their international matches in the twenty20 format. As a result, they won the bulk of their matches in the shortest format. The majority of their losses also came in the T20 format, as predicted. Bangladesh won two of their historic T20 series under the captaincy of Mahmudullah Riyad, but he also had the most defeats as captain. ODI captain Tamim Iqbal did not play any international matches in the second half of the year, but he had a better winning ratio than the other two. Mominul Haque continued to struggle as Test captain in the year 2021.
Here is the format-wise Bangladesh’s international record in 2021
Format
Matches
Won
Lost
Draw
Test
7
1
5
1
ODI
12
8
4
0
T20I
27
11
16
0
Source: https://www.espncricinfo.com/
Captains' Performance Review for the Year 2021
Bangladesh began their 2021 international campaign with a three-match One-Day International series against the West Indies at home. Team Tigers thrashed the Caribbean side in that series. However, Bangladesh's year came to an end with a 2-0 Test series loss to Pakistan at home. The following is a breakdown of each Bangladesh captain's performance.
Mominul Haque (Test)
Match as Captain: 7 | Won: 1 | Lost: 5 | Draw: 1
Left-hand batter Mominul Haque is still learning the art of captaincy and will require more time to adjust as a leader. Mominul recently guided Bangladesh to a historic Test match victory in New Zealand. Winning a match in New Zealand is a huge accomplishment for Mominul and the Bangladesh Test team. However, the Mominul-led Bangladesh Test team did not do well in 2021. Team Tigers won their lone Test match away from home, against Zimbabwe in July.
Bangladesh lost the remainder of their longer-version matches last year, aside from their lone Test victory. Bangladesh lost both of their Test series against Pakistan and the West Indies. Bangladesh put up a valiant fight against the West Indies but came up short in both matches. Besides, the performance against Pakistan was subpar. Pakistan dominated both matches and deservedly won each Test match by a big margin. Bangladesh's campaign hoped for a stronger showing against Sri Lanka, however, the Lankans also won the series 1-0. Overall, Mominul had a difficult year as captain last year.
Mominul Haque Test Stats in 2021
Match
Runs
HS
Ave
100s
7
503
127
41.91
2
Source: https://www.espncricinfo.com/
Tamim Iqbal (ODI)
Match as Captain: 12 | Won: 8 | Lost: 4
A second-string West Indian squad visited Bangladesh at the beginning of 2021. Tamim Iqbal-led Bangladesh team thrashed that West Indian side 3-0 in the series. Though this type of outcome was predicted from Bangladesh. The New Zealand tour was Tamim Iqbal's toughest challenge as captain last year. As predicted, Bangladesh lost the ODI series (3-0) to New Zealand. They came close to winning in the second encounter in Christchurch but fell short against the Kiwis. Bangladesh went on to win two more ODI series against Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe.
Tamim did a decent job as captain overall but all of Bangladesh's ODI victories in 2021 were predicted. Everyone would have applauded Tamim if his side had won a match on New Zealand soil.
Tamim Iqbal ODI Stats in 2021
Match
Runs
HS
Ave
100s
12
464
112
38.66
1
Source: https://www.espncricinfo.com/
Mahmudullah Riyad (T20I)
Match as Captain: 27 | Won: 11 | Lost: 16
Bangladesh lost their first and last T20I series of the year 2021 against New Zealand and Pakistan respectively. However, the captain of the Twenty20 team Mahmudullah Riyad was strongly criticized following his performance in the T20 World Cup 2021. Bangladesh did not win a match in the Super 12s, but more importantly, they lost a match against Scotland in the qualifiers. Fans were disappointed by Bangladesh's overall performance at the mega event.
Prior to the twenty20 World Cup 2021, Bangladesh had won two major home series against Australia and New Zealand, respectively. Many argue that winning two home series on slow pitches sent the wrong message to Bangladeshi players. As a result, Bangladeshi cricketers did not reach their full potential during the mega event. Another T20 series triumph for Bangladesh came against Zimbabwe in July. Overall, the team had made little progress in this format despite the fact that the Mahmudullah-led side won a record 11 T20 matches for Bangladesh in 2021.
Mahmudullah Riyad T20I Stats in 2021
Batting
Match
Runs
HS
SR
50s
26
496
52
105.30
2
Bowling
Match
Wickets
BBI
Ave
Econ
26
5
3/10
26.20
6.89
Source: https://www.espncricinfo.com/
Aftermath
None of the Bangladesh captains had shown much progress in terms of pushing the team to the next level last year. They all enjoyed some success as captains. but that was to be anticipated from the Bangladesh side. Winning two bilateral home series against Australia and New Zealand were two of the most noteworthy achievements in 2021, and T20 skipper Mahmudullah Riyad deserves credit for both.
Tamim, Mashrafe roped in by Dhaka for BPL 2022
Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim Iqbal and former captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza have been roped in by Dhaka for the Bangabandhu Dhaka Premier League (BPL) which is set to be played from January 21 in three venues in Dhaka, Chattogram and Sylhet.
A total of six teams are taking part in the new season of BPL. Five of them are sponsored by local business groups while one, Dhaka, is sponsored by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB).
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Ismail Haider Mallick, the member secretary of BPL, said, at the start of the player draft on Monday at a hotel in Dhaka, that the Dhaka team is owned by BCB for now.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, no BPL was held in 2020 and 2021.
The other teams that are taking place in this season of BPL are based on Fortune Barishal, Cumilla Victorians, Chattogram Challengers, Khulna Tigers and Sylhet Sunrisers.
Thumb injury rules Tamim out of Pakistan series
Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim Iqbal has been ruled out of the Pakistan series which begins on November 19 with a T20I at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.
In this series, Pakistan will take on the hosts in three T20Is and two Tests. The first Test of the series will be played in Chattogram from November 26 and the second one in Dhaka from December 4.
Tamim was not part of the Bangladesh squad that played in the T20 World Cup in Oman and the UAE.
Instead of the World Cup, Tamim had opted to take part in a T20 league in Nepal. However, he could not finish that due to a finger injury.
Read: Tamim to miss T20Is home series vs Pakistan
Due to the same injury, he was ruled out of the National Cricket League (NCL). He was expected to return to the national side with the Pakistan series.
But on Sunday, Tamim confirmed that the latest scan revealed that he was carrying a fracture on his left thumb.
It was learnt that Tamim wanted to play only Test matches against the T20 World Cup 2021 semi-finalists.
The left-handed batter played his last international match in July this year in a one-day series against Zimbabwe.
He last played Test cricket early this year against Sri Lanka and T20I in March at home against Zimbabwe.
Tamim to miss T20Is home series vs Pakistan
Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim Iqbal will also miss the T20I home series against Pakistan which is set to take place this month.
Due to injury and lack of match time, Tamim withdrew himself from the ongoing T20 World Cup. He rather took part in the Everest Premier League in Nepal but couldn’t complete the event as he sustained a fresh injury on his thumb.
The left-handed batter recently said he would make a comeback with the Test series against Pakistan.
Also read: Shakib ruled out of T20 World Cup
The star batter is now close to making a comeback to competitive cricket with the ongoing National Cricket League for Chattogram.
“I would start batting from November 7,” Tamim told a media recently. “I’ve talked to the doctors and they advised me to start batting a week later. I’m eyeing to take part in the fifth round of NCL.”
Tamim played his last international match in July this year against Zimbabwe. Against the same opponent, he played his last T20I match back in 2020.
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Tamim set to fly for Nepal to take part in EPL
Bangladesh star opener Tamim Iqbal is all set to fly for Nepal on Thursday night to take part in Everest Premier League (EPL) T20. Tamim will represent Bhairahawa Gladiators in this event.
Tamim was suffering from a knee injury which forced him to sit out of action for a while. He missed both the home series against Australia and New Zealand recently. He last played a competitive cricket match in Zimbabwe early this year.
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Debashis Chowdhury, the chief physician of BCB, confirmed that Tamim would fly for Neplan on Thursday night. He also said Tamim is close to getting fully fit.
“Tamim was advised to go through a rehabilitation process after the Zimbabwe series. He has been working so hard to get fit. He was working under the guidance of the physio of the national team. He started to bat for the last three days, and he has no complaints. We believe he will be able to play EPL well,” Debashis told the reporters on Thursday in Mirpur.
The decision of Tamim to take part in EPL is part of his rehabilitation process. If he can play well in EPL, it would be determined that the batter is fully fit to play with his full effort.
“Tamim is confident after completing half his rehabilitation process. He has been doing all the skill training without any problem. But playing in a real cricket match is something different. He needs to play competitive cricket to see if he is really fit. In that sense, playing in the EPL is very important for Tamim,” Debashis added.
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Tamim sustained the blow on his knee in the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League in early this year. Due to the blow, he missed the super league stage. He, however, took part in the ODI series in Zimbabwe despite not being fully fit.
Weeks ago, Tamim withdrew himself from the T20 World Cup citing lack of match times. At the same time, he confirmed that he is not retiring from the shorter format of the game of cricket.
The EPL will kick off on September 25 at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground. Along with the Gladiators, Biratnagar Warriors, Chitwan Tigers, Kathmandu Kings XI, Lalitpur Patriots and Pokhara Rhinos are also taking part in the EPL.
Tamim Iqbal desires to win the 2023 World Cup as Captain
Bangladesh's ODI captain Tamim Iqbal has rekindled his ambition to win the ICC 2023 World Cup in India. Tamim Iqbal voiced his desire in a conversation with former Sri Lankan international Russell Arnold and Farveez Maharoof on Sunday's (September 19) "Chilling With Russel" show. Tamim Iqbal also discussed many aspects of Bangladesh cricket as well as his illustrious cricket career. The most successful batsman of Bangladesh also made a prediction for the T20 World Cup, which will begin next month. Some of the key points Tamim Iqbal discussed during the conversation are extracted in this article.
Tamim Iqbal's Mission for the 2023 World Cup
When Russell Arnold, the host of the "Chilling With Russel" show, asked Tamim Iqbal about his future plans, he responded that he wants to play for Bangladesh for a few more years. Because he has the ability to stretch his cricket career.
Read: ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021: Five Potential Replacements of Tamim Iqbal
Tamim Iqbal explained his current position in Bangladesh cricket by saying that the senior players, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, and Mahmudullah Riyad all have been playing together for a long time. They have won international matches and series, but they haven't accomplished anything big for Bangladesh.
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021: Five Potential Replacements of Tamim Iqbal
Bangladesh's most dependable opening batsman and ODI skipper Tamim Iqbal announced his unavailability for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021 squad in a Facebook video message on Wednesday (September 1). The experienced opener feels it will be unfair to young players who have been performing well for the last one year and have earned a place in the T20 team. He is also unprepared for the approaching mega-event as he hasn't played T20 cricket since March 2020. In this article, we have explored five potential replacements of Tamim Iqbal in the Bangladesh team for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021.
Tamim Iqbal's T20I Career at a Glance
Tamim Iqbal holds the majority of Bangladesh's batting records in all formats. Tamim Iqbal keeps the records for most international runs (14,155), most international centuries (24), most international half-centuries (89), and most ODI runs (7,666). Tamim also holds the record for the most runs scored in a T20I innings for Bangladesh, with 103 against Oman.
Tamim Iqbal’s T20I statistics
Match
Inn
Runs
HS
S/R
Ave
100s
78
78
1,758
103*
116.96
24.08
1
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Five Players Who Can Replace Tamim Iqbal in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021
5) Nurul Hasan Sohan
T20I Stats: M: 18 | Inn: 18 | Runs: 148 | HS: 30* | S/R: 119.35 | 50s: 0
Nurul Hasan Sohan may not be Bangladesh's first pick to start the innings. He is more fitted to accelerate the run rates in the middle order. However, Nurul Hasan has played at the top of the order on the domestic circuit in T20 cricket. Bangladesh's team management may opt to open the innings with Nurul Hasan if anyone fails to deliver at the T20 World Cup.
4) Mahedi Hasan
T20I Stats: M: 15 | Inn: 11 | Runs: 119 | HS: 23 | S/R: 99.16 | 50s: 0
Mahedi Hasan has a solid track record as an opener in the domestic circuit. As a result, there's no reason why he shouldn't be considered to open the innings for Bangladesh in the forthcoming T20 World Cup 2021. He is also an excellent off-spinner. Bangladesh can incorporate an extra batsman in the middle order if he plays as an opener.
Read: Tamim to skip T20 World Cup, but he's not retiring
3) Soumya Sarkar
T20I Stats: M: 61| Inn: 61| Runs: 1,105| HS: 68| S/R: 123.60 | 50s: 5
Soumya Sarkar is one of the best available options for Bangladesh in the opening position. He has been used as an opener in recent years. Unfortunately, Soumya Sarkar is inconsistent with the bat, which is why he has yet to secure his spot in Bangladesh's playing XI. However, with Tamim Iqbal out of the World Cup, Soumya will almost likely start the innings for Bangladesh.
2) Mohammad Naim
T20I Stats: M: 18 | Inn: 18 | Runs: 466 | HS: 81 | S/R: 109.90 | 50s: 2
Mohammad Naim is almost certain to start as an opener in the 2021 World Cup. However, he hasn't been able to deliver consistent results with the bat lately. This tall aggressive-minded left-hand batsman needs to step up in the World Cup. Mohammad Naim can play the anchor role in batting for Bangladesh during the mega event.
Read: Tamim to miss home series against Australia, New Zealand
1) Liton Das
T20I Stats: M: 34 | Inn: 33| Runs: 647| HS: 61| S/R: 133.40 | 50s: 4
Liton Kumar Das has been one of Bangladesh's most successful opening batsmen in recent years. He is also known for being one of country's most elegant batsmen. Liton has struggled to find his rhythm with the bat since international cricket resumed at the beginning of this year. Liton Das and Soumya Sarkar will compete for an opening spot in Bangladesh's playing XI for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021.
Read:Tamim, Shohan guide Tigers to ODI series sweep against Zimbabwe
Verdict
Tamim Iqbal's T20I career stats shows that he is irreplaceable in the Bangladesh team when compared to the records of other Bangladesh top-order batsmen. Tamim Iqbal is the only Bangladesh batsman to have scored a century in all formats, and he can help to build the innings. Shakib or Mushfiqur will certainly play the anchor role for Bangladesh at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021 in the absence of Tamim Iqbal. Whoever replaces Tamim Iqbal will have to play sensibly during the World Cup. Because advancing to the knockout stage would largely depend on the performance of Bangladesh's top-order batsmen.