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Tamim Iqbal

Tamim Iqbal, Bangladeshi cricketer

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Born
March 20, 1989
Age in 2026
37
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1989

About Tamim Iqbal

Tamim Iqbal Khan, commonly known as Tamim Iqbal, is a Bangladeshi former international cricketer as well as a commentator from Chittagong who was captain of the national team in ODI matches from 2020 to 2023. He is the first Bangladeshi cricketer to score a century in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in the 2016 edition, scoring 103*, the highest score made by a Bangladeshi at any T20 World Cup tournament. Tamim made his ODI debut in 2007 and played his first Test match the following year. In 2011 he was named one of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack's four Cricketers of the Year and Wisden's Test Player of the Year, becoming just the second Bangladeshi player to be awarded the accolade.

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Tamim Iqbal timeline

  1. Tamim made his ODI debut in 2007 and played his first Test match the following year.
  2. In 2011 he was named one of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack's four Cricketers of the Year and Wisden's Test Player of the Year, becoming just the second Bangladeshi player to be awarded the accolade.

The world when Tamim Iqbal was born

Tamim Iqbal was born in 1989. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1989

  • #1 song"Look Away" – Chicago
  • Top movieDriving Miss Daisy
  • Top TV showRoseanne
  • Best-selling bookThe Joy Luck Club – Amy Tan

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentSan Francisco earthquake interrupts the World Series
  • Top headlineFall of the Berlin Wall signals end of the Cold War
  • Technology milestoneWorld Wide Web invented by Tim Berners-Lee
  • Defining fadGame Boy
  • Notable inventionGame Boy
  • World population5.19 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGeorge H.W. Bush
  • Sports championOakland Athletics (World Series)
  • Also wonDetroit Pistons (NBA)
  • U.S. population246.8M

1989 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Tamim Iqbal's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19892026
Gas$1.02$3.45/gal
Average home$93,100$435,000
Average income$34,213$67,500
Minimum wage$3.35$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$3.97$11.95
Postage stamp$0.25$0.73
Population246.8M341 million

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