Ex-Bangladesh cricket captain Tamim Iqbal improving after cardiac arrest
Tamim Iqbal has played 70 Tests and 243 ODIs, scoring 5,134 runs and 8,357 runs respectively for Bangladesh. File
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Former Bangladesh cricket captain Tamim Iqbal’s condition has improved, doctors said Tuesday (March 25, 2025), after he was hospitalized following cardiac arrest during a Twenty20 match.The 36-year-old Tamim was being kept under observation after undergoing an emergency procedure to address a blockage in one of the arteries of his heart, according to the Bangladesh Cricket Board. He reportedly complained of chest pains while fielding as he was leading the Mohammedan team against Shinepukur in Savar in the Dhaka Premier Division.Abdul Wadud Chowdhury, director of the Nationa...