Who Is Tanzim Hasan Sakib? - Everything You Need To Know About The Latest Bangladesh Pace Sensation

The fiery Bangladesh quick bowler Tanzim Hasan Sakib bamboozled South Africa with an excellent bowling spell at the start, leading to a top-order collapse by taking a remarkable three-wicket haul in Match 21 of the T20 World Cup 2024 in New York. The impact of his bowling can be seen in Proteas' struggle at 23/4 during the powerplay. As a result, the youngster ended up with his career-best bowling figures (3/18) in the T20I format. Additionally, he secured the fourth-best bowling figures among Bangladeshi bowlers, following Mustafizur Rahman (5/22), Shakib Al Hasan (4/9), and Taskin Ahmed (4/25) respectively. Despite limiting South Africa to a score of 113 runs, Bangladesh failed to chase down the target and ultimately lost the game by 4 runs.

Who is Tanzim Hasan Sakib? - Everything you need to know about the latest Bangladesh pace sensation

Bangladesh's latest fast bowling sensation, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, hails from Sylhet district in Bangladesh. Notably, he also represents the Sylhet Division in the domestic circuit of the Asian nation. Notably, he was born on October 20 in the year 2002. During his T20I debut against Team India, he took Rohit Sharma's wicket on just the fourth ball of his career, marking his arrival in the international arena. So far, the talented right-arm fast-medium bowler has played in 8 T20 Internationals for his country. 

Speaking of his early days, Tanzim Hasan Sakib also featured in the Under-19 World Cup for Bangladesh and became a world champion by helping his side win the World Cup in 2020. The fiery Bangladesh quick bowler Tanzim Hasan Sakib also discussed his performance against South Africa. The star pacer indicated that he was not attempting to prove a point regarding his selection and that his responsibility was to perform for the national team.

"No, there was nothing like that (trying to justify my selection) as my job is to perform, and whenever the selectors give me, I will perform there, and I don't think about any level because I am ready to perform anywhere," Tanzim Hasan Sakib said.

Now, in terms of his current assignments, he is expected to lead the bowling attack for Bangladesh in the T20 World Cup 2024 match against the Netherlands. Both teams will compete in Match 27 of the ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 in Kingstown, St Vincent, West Indies, aiming to secure a top-two spot in the points table.