One of the main reasons why Tamim has been successful is because he is able to clear the infield almost at will. He is masterful at clearing the infield and finding boundaries, in tests the field is usually more attacking and hence he is able to hit more boundaries and score more runs.
In ODIs, if he comes in at no.4/5, this advantage will be taken away from him. He will have to look for singles, rotate strikes and hit the odd boundary when needed. Even if you are the biggest Tamim fan, you will admit, taking singles aint his strongest suit. By pushing him down the order, we will force him to play to his weakness. I think he should stay at no.1, take advantage of the new ball, field restriction, and once we have 3 more world class batters to fill the top order, then we can push him down to no. 4
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