2017 ICC Champions Trophy: Victory Of The Team Is The Biggest Thing – Tamim Iqbal
Nov 2, 2023 at 3:41 PM
Bangladesh’s senior campaigner Tamim Iqbal, who is participating in the ongoing 2017 ICC Champions Trophy, in a fresh interview revealed as long as his team would register a win, he as a cricketer will be cherishing the results, as he believes it’s the team that matters the most, before personal milestones of a player gets counted.
“It doesn’t matter what I, as Tamim, do, or what anyone else does. Victory of the team is the biggest thing,” Iqbal was quoted as saying by bdcrictime.
The Chittagong-born left-handed batsman Iqbal, who was dismissed for nought in their last Group B game against New Zealand, admitted he is excited as any other player over the personal feat as he feels it has a pivotal role to play in team’s success in general.
“I get overjoyed by our personal achievement because I do it for the team’s cause. At the end of the day, it all matters what your team does,” Iqbal stated.
Showing some promise with the bat, Iqbal registered a fine hundred against hosts England in the tournament opener which was followed by 95 against Australia.
“Would’ve been great if I had hit two centuries in Champions Trophy,” Iqbal wished.
However, Iqbal didn’t regret while failing to give a rousing start to the Tigers against New Zealand after registering a promising start in first two games.
“If my team hadn’t won, I would’ve felt sad. But I don’t care scoring ducks when my team wins,” Iqbal further added.
Tamim started it’s hard to predict and make comment early for the foreseeable future but went on to reveal that he has put in all his efforts – to give his best for the national team while scoring the bulk of runs.
“Let’s see. In cricket, you cannot say anything early. I never stopped trying my best, and I won’t ever,” Iqbal maintained.
Having the quality experience on his back, Iqbal was happy with the result against Kane Williamson-led side after Mahmudullah Riyad and Shakib Al Hasan played a blinder to give a glimmer of a hope to Bangladesh.
“Bad days do come in cricket. I feel sad for the Australia game,” Iqbal revealed.
Moreover, it was Ben Stokes, whose century helped Bangladesh following gritty knock from skipper Eoin Morgan that saw crucial partnership of 159.
Interestingly, as three Asian teams have qualified for the semi-finals of the eight-nation tournament, Bangladesh is scheduled to take on formidable India on Thursday at the Edgbaston.
Iqbal has registered as many as nine hundreds in his 172 One-day Internationals, as he amassed 5,673 runs at an average of 34.17.