Sources from London have stated that Tamim Iqbal is a man on a mission. Meanwhile when talking to this reporter at the team hotel in London prior to heading for the team's training session at The Oval, where Bangladesh will play their last practice game against India today and also play the ICC Champions Trophy opener against hosts England on June 1, Tamim said that they believe nobody is unbeatable. He also assured that it is only a matter of an innings for a champion all-rounder to rediscover his form.
Tamim told this reporter during an extended chat “I have tried my best. I'm happy that I'm in a rhythm. I was quite successful in the last series. My target is to keep on continuing to contribute for my team in the next three games. And if I can do that we have a chance to do better in the tournament. But I've always said that we will have to act as a team, which we have been trying to do for the last two odd years".
Meanwhile when asked how important the first game against England will be,
Tamim said “Every game is important but the first match is crucial because it
gives you an indication of where you are heading. England is one of the best
teams in the world and they are more dominant on their home turf. But nobody is
unbeatable".
Moreover he felt that the only crucial cog Bangladesh will be missing going into the tournament is a good pace bowling all-rounder and they can improve in all three departments. Maybe we don't have a good seam bowling all-rounder that most teams have. This is an area we should focus on at the U-19 or U-17 levels. It's very important to have pace bowling all-rounder in the team.
