Tamim was handed a copy of Almanack by Bangladesh Cricket Board media committee chairman Jalal Yunus minutes after he had smashed 77 off 87 balls to lead Bangladesh Red to a seven-wicket win over Bangladesh Green in the four-day warm-up match.
‘Last few months were tough for me for whatever had happened and I was mentally disturbed for that,’ Tamim confessed to reporters.
‘I was not being able to do the things that I could do with my bat the earlier and that left me disturbed. Now I have got this award which will surely inspire me,’ he said.
Tamim was named as one of four cricketers of the year by Widen Almanack earlier this year for his performance in the English summer in 2010.
His latest summer, however, did not bring any good result for him as he was forced to eat a humble pie in Zimbabwe in August and was subsequently stripped of national team vice-captaincy.
He was dismissed by Zimbabwean Brian Vitori in three consecutive innings after he notoriously dubbed the left-arm pacer ‘ordinary bowler’ at end of fourth day during the only Test of the series.
Tamim scored only one fifty in Zimbabwe despite him having a start in quite a few innings. He, however, started showing signs of regaining his form when he scored two fifties in the BCB Cup before Thursday’s blast.
‘I won’t say I started very well but I think I batted well
after lunch and it is the way I should play,’ said Tamim of his Thursday’s innings.
‘Even if I had got out earlier I would be satisfied because I like to bat in this manner. Had I got out trying to play in a different way then I would have felt worse,’ he said.
Tamim also praised Imrul Kayes for returning to form as his opening partner scored two fifties in the four-day match after going through a lean patch lately.
‘We all knew that Imrul (Kayes) is a class player but somehow he could not score runs,’ said Tamim.
‘In the last two innings he really came back to form which I think will be a big bonus for us.’
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