I disagree he may not be in form with the bat but he has more than a 150 dismissals in International Cricket and his wicket-keeping skills is actually good according to his figures and I'd rate it 8/10. The point is that he has the ability to produce a gem of an innings like his unbeaten 81* and 46* against both Australia and India. He has scored a Test 100 but he's just not in top form with the bat mainly because he easily loses concentration. However, I will never put him up the batting order again in any format and drop him one place down permanently in Tests to Nasir Hossain mainly because of his form and the amount of wicket-keeping and captaining he does on the field so he needs a reasonable amount of break but really its the top order that needs to be blamed for throwing their wickets away and collapsing. Tamim needs to be dropped if he does not do well in the coming ODIs, he takes his place for granted.
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