The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup began yesterday with two of the tournaments host nations – India and Bangladesh – fighting it out in Dhaka. India smashed a 5th highest ODI innings score, finishing their 50 overs with a total of 370-4, largely down to a superb knock of 175 from opener Virender Sehwag.
However, it wasn’t Sehwag’s massive score that was on my mind when I woke up to see the beginning of Bangladesh’s innings.
Tamim Iqbal, at the age of 21, has entertained cricket fans all over the world more than some international batsmen have in the entirety of their career.
Last year he made his mark on international cricket with a stunning Test century at Lord’s, an achievement not even the great Sachin Tendulkar could accomplish.
His carefree attitude epitomises the new era of cricketer – a batsman who makes use of powerplays, can make any chase look possible and will never cease to entertain.
Can he be one of the world’s best batsmen? At just 21 anything is possible.
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Nice one JT, assume you mean 'epitomise' rather than 'optimise' though?
ReplyDeleteAhh cheers Paul, stupid Word Spell Check...
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