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Tamim Iqbal joins Essex Eagles

Tamim Iqbal joins Essex Eagles

| | 08 Jul 2017, 07:31 pm
London, July 8 (IBNS): English county side Essex Eagles has signed Bangladeshi cricketer Tamim Iqbal for for eight games of the NatWest T20 Blast.

He will join the squad on Saturday.

Tamim has played  49 Tests, 173 ODIs and 56 T20 Internationals for the national side.

Head Coach Chris Silverwood was quoted as saying by the club website: "Tamim has shown how good a player he is in the recent Champions Trophy competition. As a batsman he is capable of being destructive and that is reflected in his career strike rate."

He said:"We identified the opening berth as an area we wanted to strengthen and we are thrilled to get a player of Tamim’s calibre into the Club. He will bolster the side for eight games and we look forward to his arrival.”

Expressing his thrill over joining the British club, the Asian cricketer said: "I am really looking forward to linking up with my Essex team mates for the upcoming NatWest T20 Blast."

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