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Madly goes Tamim

Sakeb Subhan
Tamim Iqbal is a cricket writer's delight. There is a scarcely expressed but nonetheless widespread belief in sports journalism that a successful home team, although desirable, does not offer much fodder for the press. Which is why a player like Tamim, who confounds and delights in equal measure, often in the space of a single Test, is a precious commodity.
But he is much more precious to the Bangladesh cricket team which is why his dance down the wicket to the best opposition bowler, with just six overs to go for stumps and a deficit of498 hanging over the Tigers' heads, is as inexplicable as it is unforgivable This is not the first time a rash Tamim stroke has brought about his downfall and shot the Tigers in the foot. In the context of Bangladesh he may be a hugely successful opener but a sub-40 average, having played 19 of his 31 Tests on the docile pitches at home and no centuries in nearly four years does not quite place him in the world-class category.
In his previous Test, in Dhaka against New Zealand last year, he became the toast of fan and media alike with a resolute and mature 218-ball 70 in the second innings - an effort that was instrumental in Bangladesh drawing the Test and series. That is precisely why yesterday's madness has deeply wounded the fans. The innings against New Zealand, which followed a first innings 95 which ended with another wretched stroke, gave rise to hopes that Tamim finally realised his value to the side and the responsibility he carries as arguably the team's best batsman and the only performing opener in the land.
Of the 18 50-plus scores Tamim has had in Tests, only twice were they followed by Bangladesh scoring less than 250. On eight of those occasions Bangladesh scored over 300. That illustrates how important Tamim's innings at the top of the order is to a team still learning the ropes ofTest cricket.
After the 70 against New Zealand, Tamim reacted with anger when a journalist reminded him that he had not scored a Test ton in nearly four years. One of the things he said when asking the press to give him some space was: "One day I was thinking 'Thank God [ Indian batsman Virender) Sehwag was not born in Bangladesh'. If he was he would have forgotten how to play cricket. ”
Now, this invoking the memory of the belligerent Indian opener when talking about himself may not mean much, but it is a bad comparison; Tamim has not scored the runs or the centuries that Sehwag did at the same stage in his career and much more importantly, Tamim is not playing in the team that Sehwag played in when the latter blasted his way to run-a-ball centuries.
Tamim's shot was played during a time when his cricket board showed rare courage to stand up and fight for the team's Test future, and it was even more galling coming as it did from the newly appointed vicecaptain. No one expects them to bat out two whole days and save this game, but the least expected is that they fight with Test match temperament. Tamim's shot failed to uphold that very reasonable expectation.