{"id":341739,"date":"2023-07-04T11:29:34","date_gmt":"2023-07-04T11:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/07\/04\/tamim-iqbal-not-100-fit-but-set-to-return-for-odis-against-afghanistan-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2023-07-04T11:29:34","modified_gmt":"2023-07-04T11:29:34","slug":"tamim-iqbal-not-100-fit-but-set-to-return-for-odis-against-afghanistan-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/07\/04\/tamim-iqbal-not-100-fit-but-set-to-return-for-odis-against-afghanistan-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Tamim Iqbal &#8216;not 100%&#8217; fit but set to return for ODIs against Afghanistan | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-101488395,imgsize-43518.cms\" \/><\/p>\n<div>NEW DELHI: Despite not being &#8216;100 percent&#8217; fit, Bangladesh captain <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/tamim-iqbal\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"Click-Hyperlink|link_topic-Tamim Iqbal-https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/tamim-iqbal\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tamim Iqbal<\/a> said he nonetheless plans to feature in the upcoming one-day series against Afghanistan, set to commence from Wednesday.<br \/>The three-match series is scheduled to kick off in Chittagong, with Afghanistan aiming for their first-ever ODI series win in Bangladesh, after two unsuccessful attempts in the past.<br \/>Due to a back injury, Tamim did not feature in Bangladesh&#8217;s recent comprehensive 546-run victory over Afghanistan in the one-off Test, <br \/>&#8220;I am available for tomorrow. I am better, but I am not 100 per cent,&#8221; Tamim told reporters.<br \/>&#8220;I need to see how much I can cope with. I am not going to do anything that makes the team suffer,&#8221; he added.<br \/>Afghanistan will be bolstered by the return of the talismanic Rashid Khan, who was rested for the Dhaka Test with the Asia Cup and World Cup in mind.<br \/>Fast bowlers Fazalhaq Farooqi and Azmatullah Omarzai also return in a much-needed boost for Afghanistan as they seek a rebound from the shock of their Test defeat.<br \/>&#8220;We are playing ODIs for a long time, we are playing very well, especially in the last two years,&#8221; skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi said.<br \/>&#8220;We built the team, and we are working on it and improving match by match. 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