14: Number of ODI centuries – the highest by a Bangladesh player.

16: His international career’s time-span in years. Tamim debuted as an 17-year-old in February, 2007, against Zimbabwe in Harare, and played an iconic 53-ball 51-run knock against India in the ODI World Cup the month after.

25: Number of international centuries across three formats – the most by a Bangladesh player.

37: Number of ODIs he captained Bangladesh. The Tigers won on 21 of those occasions.

56: Number of ODI half-centuries – the most by a Bangladesh player.

60: Win-rate for Tamim as the ODI skipper – most by any Bangladesh player who captained the nation at least five times.

103: Number of sixes in ODIs – most by a Bangladesh player.

292: Starred in Bangladesh’s highest ODI partnership for any wicket with Liton Das against Zimbabwe in 2020.

312: Starred in Bangladesh’s highest opening partnership in Tests with Imrul Kayes against Pakistan in 2015.

389: Number of international matches.

916: Number of boundaries in ODIs – the most by a Bangladesh player.

8313: Number of ODI runs – the highest by a Bangladesh player.

15205: Number of international runs across three formats – the highest by a Bangladesh player.

The defining image of Tamim Iqbal’s desire to put the team and his nation first shone brightest in the 2018 Asia Cup, when the southpaw came back out to bat after retiring hurt so the team could have one final push. The left-hander had to fend off just one delivery, doing so with utmost bravery and the use of only one hand.