Tamim Iqbal geared up for the final of Asia Cup – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tamim-Iqbal-c2640 is ecstatic after reaching the final of the Asia Cup 2012, but he understands that there is one last hurdle to cross before the whole country can start to celebrate this massive achievement.
The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 in the league matches to reach the final of the tournament.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Umar-Gul-c94604 turned things around for the Green Shirts.
This is surely one of the greatest achievements of Bangladesh’s sporting history. However, their opponents in the final are Pakistan, and they enjoy a massive psychological edge over the home team.
Pakistan has won 23 consecutive matches against Bangladesh since 1999. Keeping these statistics under consideration; the odds are stacked against the home side to achieve victory.
The left-handed opener has scored three half-centuries in as many matches, and he is very happy with his team’s performance as well. However, he wants his team to win the final and understands that his team will have to play out of their skins to beat Misbah
ul Haq and company.
Tamim said, "It's a great achievement. The biggest so far in our cricketing history. The job is still not over. There's one more game to go. We'll have a party tonight and then it will be back to business. We'll have to fire on Thursday."
The home team defeated Sri Lanka on Tuesday to reach the final and Tamim, along with former captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shakib-Al-Hasan-c2492 helped his team chase down the total set by Sri Lanka. Tamim is all praise for the all-rounder.
"Shakib's a gamechanger. We knew that if we could play our natural game, we were in with a chance. Shakib provided mw with a lot of support. He constantly spoke to me, told me a lot of positive things that helped. Hats off to the boys," he added.
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