Tamim Iqbal Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Cricketer
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Date of Birth	20/03/1989
Age	36 years
Birthplace	Chittagong

Physical Stats & More

Height	175 cm
Weight	64 kg
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Black

Family

Father

Iqbal Khan

Mother

Nusrat Iqbal

Siblings

Brother	Nafees Iqbal (Cricketer)
Sister	None

Spouse

Ayesha Siddiqa

Children

Son	Mohammed Arham Iqbal (Born February 2016)
Daughter	None

Career

Jersey Number	#28 (Bangladesh)
Domestic/State Teams	Asia XI, Nottinghamshire, Chittagong Kings, Pune Warriors, Wayamba United, Duronto Rajshahi, St Lucia Zouks, Chittagong Vikings, Rest of the World XI, Peshawar Zalmi
Batting Style	Left Handed Bat
Bowling Style	Right arm off break
Nature on field	Aggressive
Likes to play against	India
Records/Achievements (main ones)	He was selected for the Bangladesh squad for ICC World Cup 2007 when he was just 4 ODI matches old. He surprised everyone with his wonderful knock of 51 against India taking his side to the victory. In ICC World Cup 2011 against India, he was the only dominant player in the team to challenge the Indian seamers as well as spinners. Unfortunately, the result was not in their favour, but they got a mesmerising cricketer at the end of the day.

Favourites

Cricketers	Sanath Jayasuriya Shahid Afridi

Some Lesser Known Facts

Tamim Iqbal does not drink alcohol.
He developed a passion for cricket from a young age, coming from a family of cricketers.
Both his brother and uncle have represented Bangladesh in cricket.
Tamim is the highest run-scorer in the Bangladesh Cricket Team.
He was honored by Wisden Cricketer’s Almanac as a Cricketer of the Year in 2011.
Tamim is the only Bangladeshi player to score a century in all three cricket formats.
In 2013, he was recognized as an International elite player in the Caribbean Premier League.
He holds the record for being the second-highest run-scorer for Bangladesh as of January 2017.
Tamim is the second Bangladeshi to exceed 3000 runs in Test matches and 4000 runs in ODIs.
He was the first Bangladeshi to reach 1000 runs in T20 Internationals.
Tamim was the top run-scorer in the ICC World T20 2016 held in India.