The Tamim Iqbal Khan Thread

[Dilscoop]

So how much will he get paid?

[ahnaf]

Originally Posted by Dilscoop
So how much will he get paid?

^ $50,000 for one year and Pune will have the first say about retaining tamim in the next season..
Source: Pune W twitter account..

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[zinatf]

[playmaker]

I think tamim is giving too much credit to sakib. Remember, tamim wasnt picked in the auction which means he wasnt in contention for being picked by any team despite sakib's perf. He got chance because he showed what class he is in Asia Cup....and thats that.

If the others player perform, they too can get IPL contract

[Habib]

Originally Posted by playmaker
I think tamim is giving too much credit to sakib. Remember, tamim wasnt picked in the auction which means he wasnt in contention for being picked by any team despite sakib's perf. He got chance because he showed what class he is in Asia Cup....and thats that.

If the others player perform, they too can get IPL contract

True that. You create your own fate. For a BD cricketer, if you don't perform well you get no rice (bhat nai)

[Boomerang]

Originally Posted by playmaker
I think tamim is giving too much credit to sakib. Remember, tamim wasnt picked in the auction which means he wasnt in contention for being picked by any team despite sakib's perf. He got chance because he showed what class he is in Asia Cup....and thats that.

If the others player perform, they too can get IPL contract

But you see tamim did mention that he was at his peak form before (during england tour) but was not selected in ipl4. because before that no bd player could sustain the heat in ipl, after shakib performed well he certainly paved a way to show bd players are competetive outside their territory. yes you always need to perform to be considered but if you get that extra support it makes things much easier. and its good to acknowledge someone even for the smallest favour.

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[fuadomar]

Smith is out of IPL due to injury. May be a blessing in disguise for Tamim.

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[Dilscoop]

^^ Two Bengali lefties to open then

[playmaker]

^^^

Highly doubt that, I think Manish pandey, uthappa or most likely Ryder(if picked) will open the innings. Gang. will most prob. come 1 down/2 down

[playmaker]

Originally Posted by Boomerang
But you see tamim did mention that he was at his peak form before (during england tour) but was not selected in ipl4. because before that no bd player could sustain the heat in ipl, after shakib performed well he certainly paved a way to show bd players are competetive outside their territory. yes you always need to perform to be considered but if you get that extra support it makes things much easier. and its good to acknowledge someone even for the smallest favour.

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Even after shakib's stint, Tamim didnt get a SINGLE bidder in the auction, so I dont think shakib's stint did any good to him. However, only after doing exceptionally well in Asia cup did tamim get a chance

I do agree to certain extent about oaving a way, but Tamim and shakib are 2 class acts and its up to them to pave way for Nasir and few others

[Saifulsohel]

$Pune Warriors'opener Graeme Smith is ruled out of upcoming IPL. So Tamim has bright chance to be in playing XI.

[nadim 98]

Just imagine the kind of following Kolkata Knight Riders would have generated if they had Ganguly, Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal playing together. It would probably have been the franchise with the biggest following, with West Bengal and Bangladesh combining to form a massive fan base. Warriors needed someone like Tamim at the top. For all his newfound penchant of playing the long innings in ODIs, Tamim can explode at will, and when he is in full flow, there are few better sights in the game. Authoritative cover drives and graceful clips, Tamim has all the strokes at his disposal.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-p...ry/559459.html
Cricinfo's preview on PW

[MSM B2C]

The Pune Warriors Squad:

1) Tamim Iqbal
2) Robin Uthappa
3) Sourav Ganguly
4) Marlon Samuels
5) Micheal Clarke
6) Manish Pandey
7) Mohnish Mishra
8) Wayne Parnell
9) Murali Karthia
10) Rahul Sharma
11) Ashok Dinda

*** I think Samuels might be replaced with Jesse Ryder due to West Indies tour, also someone will replace Micheal Clarke***

[Saifulsohel]

Originally Posted by MSM B2C
The Pune Warriors Squad:

1) Tamim Iqbal
2) Robin Uthappa
3) Sourav Ganguly
4) Marlon Samuels
5) Micheal Clarke
6) Manish Pandey
7) Mohnish Mishra
8) Wayne Parnell
9) Murali Karthia
10) Rahul Sharma
11) Ashok Dinda

*** I think Samuels might be replaced with Jesse Ryder due to West Indies tour, also someone will replace Micheal Clarke***

pwi can field 5 foreigners due to yuvraj

[Night_wolf]

Originally Posted by Saifulsohel
pwi can field 5 foreigners due to yuvraj

no they cant..they can have 11 foreign players in the squad instead of 10 but cant play more than 4

[Navo]

I discovered the blog "Leg Side Filth" from a link provided in one of Cricinfo's articles and I was quite impressed by the author's erudite posts. I found an article that he wrote about seeing Tamim at Old Trafford that was particularly gratifying as a BD and Tamim fan:

"Tamim the Untamable"

[Mahir]

Update: Players Available: (Game 1) Tamim Iqbal, Jesse Ryder, Callum Ferguson, Alfonso Thomas, Wayne Parnell, Steve Smith, Luke Wright. #IPL

— Pune Warriors India (@IPL_Pune) April 2, 2012

[Night_wolf]

^ryder and parnell will play for sure...Wright has been playing very well as an opener of late, i think he'll get the node over tamim..and ferguson may be the 4th oversea, they need someone in the middle order

i think pune's team for the 1st match will be this

Ryder
Wright
Ganguly[c]
Ferguson
Uthappa[wk]
Manish Pandey
Mohnish Mishra
Rahul Sharma
Ashish Nehra
Ashok Dinda
Murali Kartik

[Rabz]

I think they might opt for Tamim over Ryder, who hasnt played cricket for a while and is with the excess baggage.

Tamim is in-form, knows the subcontinent pitch well and will be favoured in my opinion.

[MohammedC]

Ryder has issues

[zinatf]

Good for us BD cricket fans...now we won't have to wait for KKR matches only...

[Equinox]

Originally Posted by Rabz
I think they might opt for Tamim over Ryder, who hasnt played cricket for a while and is with the excess baggage.

Tamim is in-form, knows the subcontinent pitch well and will be favoured in my opinion.

I think so too but don't forget that Pune have a couple of very good Indian openers in Uthappa and Pandey. It could happen that they might start with them instead of picking either Tamim or Ryder.

[Awla]

i think Pune XI for 1st match will be like this:
Tamim
Manish Pandey
J. Ryder/ Ferguson
Ganguly
Uthappa
Monish Mishra
Wayne Parnell
Alfanso Thomas
Murali Kartik
Rahul Sharma
Ashok Dinda

[Tiger444]

Out of those 7, I think it's obvious that Steve Smith won't get a chance and then I think Alfonso Thomas will most probably not play. So that brings the number down to 5. Ferguson, Parnell, and Ryder are pretty much locks. So in the end it could be down to Tamim and Wright. Let's hope that Tamim ends up winning out a spot. He has a pretty solid chance at making his IPL debut.

[crikss]

I just want to see Tamim making his IPL debut in the very first match of Pune...