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
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[1]
Batting	Left-handed
Role	Opening batter
Relations	Akram Khan (uncle) Nafees Iqbal (brother)
International information
National side	Bangladesh (2007-Present)
Test debut (cap 50)	4 January 2008 v New Zealand
Last Test	4 April 2023 v Ireland
ODI debut (cap 84)	9 February 2007 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI	23 September 2023 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.	28 (previously 29)
T20I debut (cap 17)	1 September 2007 v Kenya
Last T20I	9 March 2020 v Zimbabwe
T20I shirt no.	28 (previously 29)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2004–present	Chittagong Division
2011	Nottinghamshire
2012	Chittagong Kings
2012/13	Wellington Firebirds
2013	Duronto Rajshahi, St Lucia Zouks
2015–2016	Chittagong Vikings
2016–2018	Peshawar Zalmi
2017	Essex
2017–2019	Comilla Victorians
2019/20	Dhaka Platoon
2020	Lahore Qalandars
2021, 2024	Fortune Barishal
2022	Minister Dhaka
2023	Khulna 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 2012 Bangladesh 2016 Bangladesh 2018 UAE Asian Games 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 from Chittagong who was captain of the national team in ODI matches from 2020 to 2023. Considered among one of the greatest Bangladeshi batters,^[2] 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.^[3] He scored more than 15000 runs in his whole international career, which is the highest among any other Bangladeshi batsman to date.^[4] Tamim is also Bangladesh's highest century maker in international matches with 25 centuries, combining all forms of cricket.^[5]

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.^[6] In July 2022, he announced his retirement from Twenty20 International cricket.^[7] On 6 July 2023, he took retirement from all sorts of international cricket.^[8] 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.^[9]

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.^[10] 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.^[11]