INDIA: It is the dream of any player in Indian cricket that one day he will wear the jersey of Team India and represent the country in an international match, but given the passion for cricket in India, only a few very lucky cricketers get a chance to play for Team India at the international level.
In such a situation, today we are going to tell you about a player who has a special connection with Bihar in India, but despite that he decided to play cricket for Bangladesh instead of India. If you also want to know about the player who chose to leave India and play international cricket for Bangladesh, then you can see the section given below.
Tamim Iqbal decided to play for Bangladesh instead of India
Talking about Tamim Iqbal's father, his birthplace is Bihar. His mother belongs to Uttar Pradesh but his family decided to leave India and settle in Bangladesh.
Due to which Tamim Iqbal was also born in Bangladesh and later he played international cricket for Bangladesh and also captained that country in ODI cricket.Such are the statistics of Tamim Iqbal at the international level
Tamim Iqbal has played 70 Tests, 243 ODIs and 78 T20 International matches for Bangladesh at the international level. He started his international career for Bangladesh in 2007 against Zimbabwe. Tamim Iqbal has played international cricket for his country from 2007 to 2023.
Tamim Iqbal has 5134 runs in his name in Test cricket. Tamim Iqbal has scored 8357 runs in ODI cricket, while Iqbal has scored 1758 runs in T20 International cricket. During this time, he has played 25 centuries and 94 half-century innings for his country in international cricket.
Tamim Iqbal's brother and uncle have also represented Bangladesh
Tamim Iqbal's brother Nafees Iqbal and his uncle Akram Khan have also played Test cricket for Bangladesh. Talking about Nafees Iqbal, he was playing the role of manager of the Bangladesh cricket team in the T20 World Cup (T20 World Cup 2024) held in West Indies and America.
