Tamim applauses Shakib for his dedication to the country

Bangladesh skipper Tamim Iqbal praised Shakib Al Hasan for his massive dedication to the country after the series win over South Africa on their soil on Wednesday.

“For Shakib to come and play here was massive. His daughters, his mother and his mother-in-law are in hospital. That shows his character,” said Tamim.

Tamim termed SuperSport Park as mini-Dhaka following the fans’ reaction. He thanked the fans for their brilliant support.

As Russell, our head coach, says, they are our 12th men. They are always there, Tamim remarked.

Shakib decided to stay in South Africa despite knowing that most of the family members including his two daughter went through a health crisis and got admitted into the hospital.

Shakib’s heroic 64 ball-77 scripted Bangladesh’s 38-run victory in the first ODI, which was the Tigers first victory on South African soil.

Taskin’s fifer script Bangladesh’s 9 wicket win over South Africa in the series-deciding third match at SuperSport Park in Centurion.

The victory helped Tigers claim the three-match series 2-1 and it’s the first time, they won a series on South Africa soil.

Bangladesh earlier win a series in West Indies and Zimbabwe but South Africa is the first genuine top cricketing nation whom they could beat at away. Tamim, therefore, termed the series victory as a huge achievement for the country.

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