Tamim fined for dissent

Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal was fined 10 per cent of his match fee after pleading guilty to a Level 1 breach of the International Cricket Council code of conduct during the third day’s play of the second Test match against Zimbabwe in Harare, said an ICC press release.
Tamim, who scored 49 runs in the first innings, was

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Tamim aims at Zimbabwe

TOURING Bangladesh batsman, Tamim Iqbal, says the Tigers are prepared to launch a strong offensive when they clash with Zimbabwe in a month-long tour that begins next Wednesday.
Tamiml, who made his debut in Zimbabwe in 2007, is not expecting an easy outing against their close rivals and said Bangladesh are aware of the challenge

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Injury scare for Tamim

Opening batsman Tamim Iqbal suffered an injury scare on Tuesday while he was fielding for Duronto Rajshahi during his side’s Bangladesh Premier League match against Sylhet Royals.
Tamim left the field in sheer pain after he was hit by the ball during the 15th over of Royals’ innings and could not take any further part in the game. He was later taken to a nearby

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Tamim returns fresh, modified

Having scored two half-centuries and two scores of above 30 in six games, Tamim Iqbal’s short stint with the Wellington Firebirds in the HRV cup, a T20 competition in New Zealand, turned out to be quite a successful one for the left-handed opener. The batsman, who opened the innings alongside Jesse Ryder in the competition, provided early impetus with the bat in

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Tamim ends on a high

Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal finished his stint for the Wellington Firebirds with a 41 against Otago at the Wellington ground yesterday. The Firebirds, who were chasing a target of 170, ended on 158 for 6 with Tamim the top-scorer.
The left-hander will play no further part in the HRV Cup as he is scheduled to return to

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Sakib, Tamim snubbed again

The world number one all-rounder Sakib al Hasan once again found himself out of the playing eleven of the Kolkata Knight Riders who lost by 22 runs to Rajasthan Royals on Sunday in the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League.
Sakib’s compatriot Tamim Iqbal was also kept waiting for his IPL debut with the Pune Warriors

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Tamim a Pune Warrior

Says recent struggles changed him
Tamim Iqbal will be the second Bangladeshi after all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan to take part in the fifth season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) which begins on April 4 as the dashing Tigers opener has signed for the Pune Warriors franchise.
With the signing of Tamim, who replaces injured Australian all-rounder

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Tamim picked by Pune

Bangladesh batsman Tamim Iqbal has been linked to the Indian Premier League (IPL) side Pune Warriors for the upcoming fifth season of the IPL beginning on April 4.
A source close to the Pune Warriors said yesterday that Tamim Iqbal could replace Australian all-rounder James Hopes, whose knee injury left the franchise with two foreign players’ spots

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Smooth Operator

A friend of Tamim Iqbal says that he doesn’t really chart out his milestone celebrations. “It’s not planned, he just does it on his own. He has never really talked about it,” said Minhaz Uddin Khan, a childhood friend who also happens to be a sports reporter.
So when he hammered his fourth successive half-century in the Asia Cup final, Tamim’s

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Shakib, Tamim biggest draws

When the country’s two traditionally popular clubs Abahani and Mohammedan completed their formalities in the Premier League’s inter-club players’ transfers almost silently, Victoria Sporting Club and the newly-promoted Sheikh Jamal Club made their presence felt on the final day bourse at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday

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Tamim injury not serious

Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal has not suffered any serious injury in his right knee, said the physician of Bangladesh Cricket Board on Tuesday.
Tamim returned to Dhaka on Monday from Chittagong where the national cricketers are currently going through a conditioning programme to have an MRI after he was feeling pain in

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Injury scare for Tamim

Bangladesh suffered an injury scare ahead of their West Indies series when opener Tamim Iqbal complained of a stiff-neck after the practice of the national team at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Saturday.
Tamim also said that he has aggravated his previous groin injury that he carried on the Zimbabwe tour.
Due to the groin injury that he picked up when playing for county

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‘Shakib was alright’

After the hurriedly taken decision of sacking Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal from the posts of captain and vice-captain, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has been facing a dilemma in choosing their successors with the next home series against West Indies knocking at the door.
It’s now all but clear that the board has taken the decision whimsically, not only without

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Tamim has no resentment over his sacking by BCB

The most assured batsman for the national team, Tamim Iqbal, is not worried or unhappy about the decision of the Bangladesh Cricket Board for sacking him as the vice-captain of the national cricket team.  The problems were brewing among the skipper and the selection committee, coach and board, coach and players regarding various issues from a couple of months ago. After the disastrous

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