Full name: Tamim Iqbal Khan
Born March 20, 1989, Chittagong
Current age 21 years 110 days
Major teams Bangladesh, Asia XI, Bangladesh A, Bangladesh Under-19s, Chittagong Division.
He was picked for the 2007 Cricket World Cup and played against India in the group stage of the competition, scoring 51 runs from 53 deliveries, helping his team win the match.
Although he was part of the player auction for the 2009 Indian Premier League, Tamim was not bought by any team.
On Bangladesh's tour of the West Indies in July and August 2009, 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 debut in the match, Iqbal's effort with the bat helped Bangladesh to a historic victory - their s first against the West Indies in Tests, their first overseas Test victory, and only their second Test win.
He ended up with 128, and was named as the Man of the Match for his performance (he also scored 33 in the first innnings). Speaking of his innings, Iqbal said "It was a flat wicket, and if you concentrate hard and look to bat straight,
On January 25th Tamim Iqbal scored 151 in a record partnership with Junaid Siddique against India. On 13 March 2010, in the course of an innings of 86 in his first Test against England, he became the third youngest player in Test history (behind Sachin Tendulkar and compatriot Mohammad Ashraful) to reach 1000 runs. He would then go on to score two consecutive centuries in the second innings of the first Test and the first innings of the second Test in the two-match series in England scoring 103 and 108 respectively.
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