T20 WC is not as big as ODI WC - Tamim Iqbal



image-l6g8xw6mTamim Iqbal in Bangladesh colours

Amidst the growing popularity of franchise cricket, Bangladesh's opening batter Tamim Iqbal has extended his support to the One-Day format. There are huge concerns regarding the longevity of 50-over cricket.

A lot of cricket fans and analysts think that T20I and franchise cricket are more bankable. However, Iqbal doesn’t echo the same sentiments. The 33-year-old believes that the One Day Internationals are here to stay.

The veteran also pointed out that ODI World Cup carries more importance as compared to the T20 events. Iqbal has featured in a humongous 228 ODIs scoring 7943 runs at an average of 36.9 and a strike rate of 78.6.



Fans love to see One Day Internationals

The batter also has some special love for this format. He gave up the shortest format of the game to grow his Test and ODI career.

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''Everyone likes to see matches in this format. If you see the big tournaments of the ICC, then the T20 World Cup is not as big as the ODI World Cup. This is a very important format in cricket," Iqbal said as quoted by Sportskeeda.

Further, Iqbal also opened up on the chances of his team winning the three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe. Bangladesh will be low on confidence as they just lost the three-match T20I series against the same opposition by 1-2.



Bangladesh is ahead of Zimbabwe in the 50-over format

However, Iqbal has shown faith in his team’s capabilities. The batter labeled Bangladesh as favourites to clinch the series starting from August 5 at the Harare Sports Club.

"If we consider the strength of the two teams, we are ahead but in cricket, the team that will perform on a particular day wins the game. Zimbabwe won in the T20Is against us because they played better than us.

“It remains the same here as well and if we want to beat them, we have to play our best cricket. In their own conditions, they are a very dangerous side," the 33-year-old concluded.



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