Tamim Iqbal has been capped 278 times by Bangladesh in all forms of the game
Essex Eagles have signed Bangladesh opening batsman Tamim Iqbal for eight T20 Blast games.
Left-hander Tamim has scored 1,202 runs in 56 Twenty20 international appearances for Bangladesh at an average of 23.56.
The 28-year-old's only previous experience in English domestic cricket came in a five-game spell with Nottinghamshire in 2011.
He could make his Eagles debut when they play Kent at Beckenham on Sunday.
- Published7 July 2017
- Published7 July 2017
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