Sehwag Tamim's inspiration
Virender Sehwag's nonchalant approach towards batting is something that inspires dashing Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal.
The 21-year-old Tamim, who won the Wisden's Cricketer of the Year award on Thursday, feels that Sehwag's approach gave him confidence to go for attacking shots in the first session of a Test match.
"When I first came into scene, I wasn't doing badly in the one-dayers but in Test cricket, I used to be caught in two minds. Whether to attack or defend and more importantly when to attack. Sehwag is one batsman who changed the grammar of batting as far as Test openers are concerned," Tamim told PTI over phone.
"After a certain point of time, I decided that I will play my natural game just like Sehwag does. That is to dominate the bowlers and fortunately I have been successful in my endeavour," Tamim added.
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