12 Facts About Nafees Iqbal

Mohammad Nafees Iqbal Khan, better known as Nafees Iqbal, is a former Bangladeshi international cricketer.

Nafees Iqbal played as a right-handed opening batsman, and was a part-time right-arm medium pace bowler.

Nafees Iqbal Khan was born to footballer Iqbal Khan and mother Nusrat Iqbal Khan, in the port city of Chittagong.

Nafees Iqbal's paternal Khan family is a prestigious family in the city, migrated from Bihar.

Nafees Iqbal is the elder brother of Tamim Iqbal and the nephew of former Bangladesh captain Akram Khan, who both played Test cricket for Bangladesh.

Nafees Iqbal represented Bangladesh U19 team in youth level and captained the national side at the 2002 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.

Nafees Iqbal's comments drew more press attention than his batting.

Nafees Iqbal played for Bangladesh during the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy.

Nafees Iqbal's last international match came in April 2006 which was a test match against Australia.

In 2020, one of the friends of Nafees Iqbal revealed that Tamim Iqbal's success was primarily due to the sacrifice of his older brother Nafees.

Nafees Iqbal was recruited in by the management team of the Mumbai Indians for the 2018 Indian Premier League season as a translator for his fellow Bangladeshi seamer Mustafizur Rahman.

Nafees Iqbal is the elder brother of cricketer Tamim Iqbal and the nephew of former cricketer Akram Khan.