Tamim Iqbal Khan, more popularly known as Tamim Iqbal, is a Bangladeshi cricketer.
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48 Facts About Tamim Iqbal
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Tamim Iqbal is currently the captain of the Bangladesh national team in One Day Internationals.
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Tamim Iqbal served as vice-captain of the national side between December 2010 and September 2011.
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In March 2021, Tamim Iqbal became the first Bangladeshi player to score 50 ODI half-centuries.
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Tamim Iqbal is widely regarded as one of the greatest Bangladeshi batsmen for scoring the highest amount of runs in ODI cricket.
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Tamim Iqbal is the only Bangladeshi cricketer to score centuries in all three formats of the game.
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Tamim Iqbal is the only player to score consecutive 4 half centuries in the Asia Cup.
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Tamim Iqbal is the only player to score at least 2 centuries for 3 times in a 3 match ODI series.
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Tamim Iqbal is the highest run scorer in the first over in ODI.
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Tamim Iqbal is Bangladesh's highest century maker in international matches with 25 centuries, combining all forms of cricket.
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Tamim Iqbal's paternal Khan family is a prestigious family in the city, with ancestry from Bihar.
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Tamim Iqbal married Ayesha Siddiqa in June 2013 with a grand ceremony held at Chittagong.
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Tamim Iqbal had his first daughter named Alishba on 19 November 2019.
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Tamim Iqbal has almost 7,000 T20 runs in overall T20 matches with 32+ average.
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Tamim Iqbal plays first-class cricket for Chittagong Division cricket team.
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In 2011, Tamim Iqbal became only the second Bangladeshi to play county cricket in England when he signed to play for Nottinghamshire in June 2011.
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Tamim Iqbal was recruited as a short-term replacement for Australian batsmen David Hussey, who was called up to the national squad.
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Tamim Iqbal was picked up by Wayamba United for the 2012 Sri Lanka Premier League.
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Tamim Iqbal was signed by the Pune Warriors India for 2011 season, although never got chance to play.
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Tamim Iqbal was the icon player for the Chittagong Kings in the 2012 Bangladesh Premier League.
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Tamim Iqbal top-scored for his team again in the 2016 Bangladesh Premier League scoring 476 runs in 13 innings on an average of 43.
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Tamim Iqbal top-scored for his team yet again scoring 332 runs in 10 innings on an average of 36.
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Tamim Iqbal accumulated 407 runs in 9 innings on an average of 58.
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Tamim Iqbal was classified as an international elite player for the inaugural Caribbean Premier League in 2013.
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Tamim Iqbal was picked by the St Lucia Zouks, and scored 162 runs in 7 innings with 1 fifty.
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Tamim Iqbal was picked up by the Peshawar Zalmi for the 2016 Pakistan Super League.
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Tamim Iqbal top-scored for his team scoring 267 runs in 6 innings on an average of 66.
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On Bangladesh's tour of the West Indies in July and August 2009, Tamim Iqbal 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 debuts in the match.
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Tamim Iqbal ended up with 128, and was named as the Man of the Match for his performance.
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In December 2010, Tamim Iqbal replaced Mushfiqur Rahim as Bangladesh's vice-captain.
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Tamim Iqbal became only the second Bangladeshi to play county cricket in England when he signed to play for Nottinghamshire in June 2011.
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Tamim Iqbal was recruited as a short-term replacement for Australian batsmen David Hussey, who was called up to the national squad.
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Tamim Iqbal, who was recovering from typhoid, was initially dropped from the squad on the orders of BCB president Mustafa Kamal.
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Tamim Iqbal responded by striking four consecutive half-centuries, becoming the first Bangladesh player to achieve the feat in ODIs.
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Later that month Tamim Iqbal signed with Pune Warriors in the Indian Premier League, but did not play a single match for the team.
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Tamim Iqbal played a superb ODI series against Pakistan, where he scored two back-to-back match-winning centuries.
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Tamim Iqbal became the first Bangladesh cricketer to score an international T20I hundred whilst surpassing the previous high score of 88*.
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Tamim Iqbal led the highest number of 6's hit chart at the tournament.
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Tamim Iqbal scored 95 off 114 balls in the next game against Australia, a match that ended without result.
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Tamim Iqbal was named as part of the 'Team of the Tournament' at the 2017 Champions Trophy by the ICC and Cricinfo.
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On 23 January 2018 against Zimbabwe, Tamim Iqbal became the first batsman for Bangladesh to reach 6,000 runs in ODIs.
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Tamim Iqbal jumped to the 13th position in ICC ODI Batsman Ranking with a career highest rating point of 737.
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On 8 March 2020, Tamim Iqbal was named the ODI captain of Bangladesh after Mashrafe Mortaza stepped down as ODI captain post Zimbabwe series in March 2020.
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Tamim Iqbal is the highest individual run scorer for Bangladesh in limited-over formats and the only Bangladeshi cricketer to score centuries in all three formats of the game.
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Tamim Iqbal is Bangladesh's highest century maker in international matches with 25 centuries, combining all forms of cricket.
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