Tamim Iqbal
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Tamim Iqbal Khan (Bengali: তামিম ইকবাল খান; born 20 March 1989), commonly known as Tamim Iqbal, is a Bangladeshi former international cricketer and commentator from Chittagong who was captain of the national team in ODI matches from 2020 to 2023. He is the first Bangladeshi cricketer to score a century in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in the 2016 edition, scoring 103*, the highest score made by a Bangladeshi at any T20 World Cup tournament. Tamim made his ODI debut in 2007 and played his first Test match the following year. He scored his first century against Ireland. He is the only Bangladeshi batsman to score a century against the England cricket team at Lord's Stadium. He served as vice-captain of the national side between December 2010 and September 2011. He scored more than 15,000 runs in his whole international career, which is the highest among Bangladeshi batsmen to date. Tamim is also Bangladesh's highest century maker in international matches with 25 centuries, combining all forms of cricket. In 2011 he was named one of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack's four Cricketers of the Year and Wisden's Test Player of the Year, becoming just the second Bangladeshi player to be awarded the accolade. He was the highest run scorer in the 2016 T20 WC (295). He is the only Bangladeshi cricketer to score centuries in all three game formats. He is the only player to score four consecutive half-centuries in the Asia Cup. He is the only player to score at least two centuries on three separate occasions in a 3-match ODI series. He also holds the record for scoring the most hundreds in One Day International cricket for Bangladesh. In July 2022, he announced his retirement from Twenty20 International cricket. On 6 July 2023, he announced his retirement from all sorts of international cricket. However, on the next day, he reversed his retirement decision following a meeting that included the then BCB president Nazmul Hassan, Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and former Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza, and instead opted to take some rest before continuing to play. Tamim stepped down as the ODI captain on 3 August 2023, after being ruled out of the Asia Cup due to complications arising from a long-standing back injury. He began his career as an international commentator during the second session of the second Test match between Bangladesh and New Zealand held at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka, in December 2023. On 10 January 2025, Tamim announced his retirement from international cricket.