Tamim Iqbal’s role as an opener has changed over the years. The left-hander that started as a flamboyant hard-hitting batsman has now turned to a more matured and experienced opening batsman who wants to bat longer and play big knocks.

India opener Rohit Sharma mentions during a live Facebook video chat with Bangladesh ODI skipper Tamim Iqbal that Bangladesh is the only country in the world where the Indian team does not get any support when they play against the hosts.

After a lot of drama regarding the auction, finally Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi -- an unexpected buyer -- buys Mushfiqur Rahim’s bat with which the wicket-keeper batsman had scored the first Test double ton for Bangladesh against Sri Lanka in 2013.

Bangladesh ODI skipper Tamim Iqbal, in his attempt to keep fans and people in general entertained during this crisis, held a Facebook live interaction with former South Africa captain Faf du Plesis as the duo shared some of their stories and titbits from their careers. At one point during the video chat late on Wednesday night, Tamim reminisced about the Test that he claimed to be the best among the 60 Tests he played for the country till date.

Tamim Iqbal invited South Africa former skipper Faf du Plessis to an online meet on Wednesday night where the duo talked about the kind of crisis sports might be facing with coronavirus keeping everyone in lockdown.

Bangladesh batsman Mohammad Mithun said that much like the initiatives taken in major European football leagues and also in the international cricket arena, players in the country should be tested for coronavirus before sporting activity can resume.

Indian star opening batsman Rohit Sharma is set to appear for a Live session with Tamim Iqbal on Friday.

The auction of Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim’s bat to raise funds for the coronavirus pandemic has been halted for the time being due to fake bidding on Tuesday.

In his continued attempts to keep sports fans entertained by hosting live video chats with other Bangladesh cricketers, Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim Iqbal has come up with a surprise by announcing that his next guest will be South Africa captain Faf du Plessis.

Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim Iqbal held an online meet up with former captains Naiumur Rahman Durjoy, Khaled Mahmud and Habibul Bashar as part of his effort to keep people entertained while under lockdown due to coronavirus. The four captains jogged their memory lanes for various events and when the 2003 Multan Test was brought up, so came up Shoaib Akhtar’s brutal fast bowling.

Two jerseys belonging to former Bangladesh national football team captain Monem Munna and one belonging to former FIFA referee Tayeb Hasan fetched Tk 10.65 lakh at an auction set up by Auction 4 Action, a charitable organization that plans to use the money in the fight against coronavirus.

Bangladesh ODI skipper Tamim Iqbal talked about how he stopped making fun of teammates regarding catch drops since the Adelaide incident -- when Tamim dropped English all-rounder Chris Woakes’ catch during a crucial World Cup fixture in 2015.

A tale of the sacrifices elder brother Nafees Iqbal made so that Tamim Iqbal could become the batsman and superstar he is today

Bangladesh ODI skipper Tamim Iqbal was joined yesterday in a live Facebook video call by his predecessor Mashrafe Bin Mortaza and in that hour-long video, the two stalwarts of Bangladesh cricket shared some of their inside stories and tit bits from their career. During one part of the video chat, Mashrafe went onto reveal how he once managed to skip facing Jofra Archer, one of the world’s quickest bowlers.

When the topic turned to Shakib Al Hasan, both cricketers could not hide their personal disappointment in failing to adequately support the champion all-rounder in the 2019 World Cup, when Shakib turned in the greatest all-round performance in the tournament’s history.

Bangladesh’s Mahmudullah Riyad was in agreement with Tamim Iqbal and Mushfiqur Rahim that the Dhaka Premier League (DPL) should be the foremost priority when cricket returns to the country. Tamim is holding talks with teammates over Instagram in order to entertain audiences under coronavirus lockdown. During an interesting chat, Riyad talked about what the Premier League means to them.

Soumya Sarkar’s bat and Taskin Ahmed’s ball were auctioned off at a price of 8.5 lakh Taka yesterday during a live show at the Auction 4 Action’ page. The money will be used to help fund a foundation working to help the needy in these times of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Bangladesh clinched a memorable victory in their opening Asia Cup match in 2018, thanks to an incredible 144 from Mushfiqur Rahim. Many perhaps do not know that the star batsman was playing with a broken rib throughout the tournament. During a talk with Tamim Iqbal in a social media hangout, Mushfiqur and Tamim reminisced on that game which also saw a tremendous act of bravery from the latter.

Bangladesh have fallen behind Afghanistan in the ICC Men’s Test Team rankings and into 10th place following the annual update carried out on Friday, which also eliminates results from 2016-17.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is hopeful that the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka, scheduled for July this year, might go ahead. Both BCB and Sri Lanka Cricket [SLC] are in discussion over the future of the bilateral series amid worldwide lockdown due to coronavirus pandemic. Both boards however are willing to follow the directives from respective governments before getting into a final commitment on the series.