Tamim Iqbal faced much controversy after announcing that he was not 100% fit for the Afghanistan series some months ago. After that, there was a lot of turmoil, he suddenly announced his retirement, and then he left the leadership even though he came back from retirement. However, he did not play in the Asia Cup due to injury. After a long break, Tamim played the 2nd ODI against New Zealand and was in great form with the bat.

He scored 44 runs from 58 balls, even when it was difficult to get runs on a tough wicket. He was under pressure. But he showed fluent batting. He was quick in fielding too. But everyone was impressed by Tamim's batting. But the left-handed opener was not fully fit. Tamim himself said that after the match.

Appearing at the press conference on Saturday (September 23) night, the former captain said, “It feels good to be back on the field. 50 overs fielding and 20 overs with the bat, I felt good. But there is still some discomfort. Still lots of discomfort in my back. Physio and I are also trying to overcome this. But it's true, there's still some discomfort.”

Playing after so long, after so many controversies - Tamim was nervous. Although he got over his nerves after the first over, “To be honest I was nervous. If I say it’s a normal match, it will not be true. What has happened in the last few months, when I was going out to bat, I was definitely nervous. But it ended after the first over.”