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Originally Posted by 22Yards
I feel so bad. Why tamim isnt being considered of the same league as shakib. I mean that guy was the wisden cricketer of the year for crissakes, hit a glorious 100 at lords, and back to back 100 at old trafford. He's one of the leading test scorers this year, one of the most consistent batsman out there according to world standards and you still say he is not a 'world class batter". Makes me dissapointed.
I hope he hits a 100 to remind ourselves what he has been for us because fans tend to have very short term memory.
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22 yards.. your definition of world class is a little off the mark I am afraid.
Tamim has an ODI average of a very poor 29.31 and this in 76 ODIs. This is what we are talking about. You seem to be confusing BIG HITTING and high strike rates for world class batting.
No one doubts of his credentials for batting (his test average is only just over 40 by the way) but to be called World Class I suggest the results need to be like other world class players.
Shahriar Nafees averages 33.49 from 64 matches in ODI by comparison, and he has been left out.