Tamim's Wikipedia article

[al Furqaan]

I read something I had not seen before, and am wondering if anyone can verify if this is true.

The article states that Tamim is the 3rd youngest Test player ever to score 1000 career runs behind SRT (highly believable) and Ash. What I want to know is is this true?

[Eshen]

Here is the list of top scorers (Test) before their 21. And yeah, Tamim stands third in the list.

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	0
SR Tendulkar (India)	1989-1994	32	45	5	2023	165	50.57	7	10	3
Mohammad Ashraful (Ban)	2001-2005	27	53	3	1184	158*	23.68	2	6	8
Tamim Iqbal (Ban)	2008-2010	16	30	0	1040	151	34.66	2	5	3
Javed Miandad (Pak)	1976-1978	11	19	4	971	206	64.73	2	6	0
RG Pollock (SA)	1963-1965	11	19	2	911	175	53.58	3	4	1
N Kapil Dev (India)	1978-1979	23	31	3	893	126*	31.89	1	5	2
Hanif Mohammad (Pak)	1952-1955	17	29	1	892	142	31.85	2	4	1
Mushtaq Mohammad (Pak)	1959-1962	14	25	2	868	101	37.73	2	5	0
Umar Akmal (Pak)	2009-2010	13	24	2	818	129	37.18	1	5	1
Saleem Malik (Pak)	1982-1984	16	22	2	775	116	38.75	3	4	1
GA Headley (WI)	1930-1930	4	8	0	703	223	87.87	4	0	0
Mushfiqur Rahim (Ban)	2005-2009	16	31	2	679	80	23.41	0	4	3
PA Patel (India)	2002-2004	19	28	7	669	69	31.85	0	4	4
RJ Shastri (India)	1981-1983	19	27	5	669	128	30.40	2	2	2
T Taibu (Zim)	2001-2004	15	28	1	639	83	23.66	0	4	2
Hannan Sarkar (Ban)	2002-2003	12	24	0	603	76	25.12	0	5	2
DL Vettori (NZ)	1997-1999	28	42	7	603	90	17.22	0	4	8
Shahid Afridi (Pak)	1998-2000	11	20	1	594	141	31.26	1	3	2
GS Sobers (WI)	1954-1957	13	23	3	591	66	29.55	0	3	0
RR Sarwan (WI)	2000-2001	12	24	4	566	91	28.30	0	4	4
Alok Kapali (Ban)	2002-2004	16	32	1	559	85	18.03	0	2	6
Rajin Saleh (Ban)	2003-2004	11	21	0	550	60	26.19	0	2	2
ML Apte (India)	1952-1953	7	13	2	542	163*	49.27	1	3	1
MN Samuels (WI)	2000-2001	12	22	1	535	60*	25.47	0	4	3
PA de Silva (SL)	1984-1986	10	19	2	532	122	31.29	2	1	0
A Ranatunga (SL)	1982-1984	9	18	0	521	90	28.94	0	5	2
Nafees Iqbal (Ban)	2004-2006	11	22	0	518	121	23.54	1	2	2
V Pollard (NZ)	1965-1966	13	24	3	515	81*	24.52	0	4	1
Saeed Ahmed (Pak)	1958-1958	5	9	0	508	150	56.44	1	4	0

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/eng...s;type=batting

[Night_wolf]

i dont know if this will help but cticinfo shows SRT ash and tamim are the only 3 players to score 1000 before they reach 21...so tamim can be the 3rd youngest...i know SRT is the youngest..but not sure about ash and tamim's actual age when they reach 1000
source cricinfo

[Night_wolf]

Ehsen vai that stat is not before 20..20 is included in that stat..SRT is the only player to score 1000 runs in his teenage
http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/eng...s;type=batting

[Eshen]

^^Thanks for the correction. So yeah, Tamim is the only third player to score 1000 runs before 21.

[Rabz]

So many Bangladeshi players on the list. (post #2)..
Our boys really start early in life.

[Night_wolf]

^and get lost in history early to!
example:rajin saleh,hannan sarkar,kapali,naffes iqbal

[Rabz]

^^ Age gele baghe khae...
ar amader sonar chelera to bagh e..
era nijeder ke nijerai khae..

[magic boy]

^^^hahha

[crikfreak]

^^^ funny.... :P

[firstlane]

Originally Posted by Rabz
^^ Age gele baghe khae...
ar amader sonar chelera to bagh e..
era nijeder ke nijerai khae..

hilarious

[Boomerang]

Originally Posted by Rabz
^^ Age gele baghe khae...
ar amader sonar chelera to bagh e..
era nijeder ke nijerai khae..

chomotkar!!!

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[Eshen]

Most of the Bangladeshi players in the above list, may be except Ash, are most likely couple of years older than their stated age. IMO, more than their young age, their inability to evolve in the international stage is the prime factor why they failed after their early successes. They enjoyed their initial success as they were unknown to opposition bowlers. Some of them even shocked the other teams (triple A are prime examples here) with their audacious stroke-plays. But once the opposition bowlers figured them out, they found it hard to get going. I call it Hannan/SN syndrome.

Tamim is an exception here as he has managed to keep evolving his stroke-play in last four years.

[lamisa]

^^^they don't lie about their age anymore,they need medical proof of their age...

[Rabz]

Areh bhai, boyosh er kotha bole ar keno eder ke lojja dichchen.
Amra shobai to she kotha bhalo moto jani e.
Era keu keu shudhu dui na, tin ba char bochor o komiyeche.
koushik er boyosh un trish- trish, motin er o ek obostha.

[al Furqaan]

Originally Posted by Eshen
Most of the Bangladeshi players in the above list, may be except Ash, are most likely couple of years older than their stated age. IMO, more than their young age, their inability to evolve in the international stage is the prime factor why they failed after their early successes. They enjoyed their initial success as they were unknown to opposition bowlers. Some of them even shocked the other teams (triple A are prime examples here) with their audacious stroke-plays. But once the opposition bowlers figured them out, they found it hard to get going. I call it Hannan/SN syndrome.

Tamim is an exception here as he has managed to keep evolving his stroke-play in last four years.

Tamim is a class of his own...the opposition knows he's going to hit, but he still can't be stopped. he rarely edges the ball...has he ever been caught behind or in the slips? he plays and misses far more often than he edges it, which means that he just needs to work on his shot selection and not his technique. his lack of footwork hasn't gotten him into trouble yet, as he relies on power, so even if he's not fully behind a shot in a compact manner (a la Rahim, for example) the ball will still rocket away.

but i agree, tamim looks 2-3 years older than his stated age. but thats not veyr accurate, and he did play on a U-19 team after they medically tested them for age.

Ash is certainly his stated age.

[rashed411]

Originally Posted by al Furqaan
Tamim is a class of his own...the opposition knows he's going to hit, but he still can't be stopped. he rarely edges the ball...has he ever been caught behind or in the slips? he plays and misses far more often than he edges it, which means that he just needs to work on his shot selection and not his technique. his lack of footwork hasn't gotten him into trouble yet, as he relies on power, so even if he's not fully behind a shot in a compact manner (a la Rahim, for example) the ball will still rocket away.

but i agree, tamim looks 2-3 years older than his stated age. but thats not veyr accurate, and he did play on a U-19 team after they medically tested them for age.

Ash is certainly his stated age.

Obviously Tamim was caught behind many times...

[nycpro96]

Originally Posted by rashed411
Obviously Tamim was caught behind many times...

I think 70% of the time Tamim used to get dismissed caught behind but this year, I don't remember too many times where he got caught behind. His shot selection has improved a lot and so has his strokeplay. Great prospect, Tamim's future. Can't wait.

[jisaan]

Originally Posted by Eshen
Most of the Bangladeshi players in the above list, may be except Ash, are most likely couple of years older than their stated age. IMO, more than their young age, their inability to evolve in the international stage is the prime factor why they failed after their early successes. They enjoyed their initial success as they were unknown to opposition bowlers. Some of them even shocked the other teams (triple A are prime examples here) with their audacious stroke-plays. But once the opposition bowlers figured them out, they found it hard to get going. I call it Hannan/SN syndrome.

Tamim is an exception here as he has managed to keep evolving his stroke-play in last four years.

Very good observation

[shuziburo]

Originally Posted by Eshen
Most of the Bangladeshi players in the above list, may be except Ash, are most likely couple of years older than their stated age. IMO, more than their young age, their inability to evolve in the international stage is the prime factor why they failed after their early successes. They enjoyed their initial success as they were unknown to opposition bowlers. Some of them even shocked the other teams (triple A are prime examples here) with their audacious stroke-plays. But once the opposition bowlers figured them out, they found it hard to get going. I call it Hannan/SN syndrome.

Tamim is an exception here as he has managed to keep evolving his stroke-play in last four years.

Good batsmen adjust after the bowlers have adjusted to them. Great batsmen make the same adjustments before the bowlers made theirs. The bowlers are always catching up against great batsmen.

[22Yards]

Originally Posted by al Furqaan
Tamim is a class of his own...the opposition knows he's going to hit, but he still can't be stopped. he rarely edges the ball...has he ever been caught behind or in the slips? he plays and misses far more often than he edges it, which means that he just needs to work on his shot selection and not his technique. his lack of footwork hasn't gotten him into trouble yet, as he relies on power, so even if he's not fully behind a shot in a compact manner (a la Rahim, for example) the ball will still rocket away.

but i agree, tamim looks 2-3 years older than his stated age. but thats not veyr accurate, and he did play on a U-19 team after they medically tested them for age.

Ash is certainly his stated age.

I would agree, I dont remember tamim getting out caught behind numerous times. I only remember the one he edged Vs england off Tim Bresnan and boy o boy that was a genuine unplayable delivery all credit to the bowler. And couple of years back he used to get out a la aftab way pretty much. What I have noticed is that this year tamim has been getting out to really good deliveries which shows hew much he has grown