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Pune warriors is now hoping to rope in the dashing batsman Tamim Iqbal into their line up after his excellent performances in the Asia cup against India and Pakistan has made an impression. He was indeed one of the key factors in guiding Bangladesh to the finals of Asia cup 2012 where they lost to Pakistan in a narrow margin. Pune warriors have been hit hard with enough injury concerns. Add to this the fact that they did not participate in the IPL 5 auction where the best players were traded and purchased. They had to satisfy themselves with the transfers of ashok dinda and James hopes from Delhi team. Now that James hopes too is back to Australia with a knee injury, Pune will rely hard on Tamim Iqbal. Pune will also be considering the recent performances of Darren Sammy against Australia in the recent Australia – West Indies series.

The knee injury have played villain to the hopes of James hopes to showcase his skills in the IPL 5 edition. In IPL 4 he was a part of the Delhi squad where he seemed like a neglected veteran. In the transfers before the IPL 5 he got transferred to Pune warriors along with ashok dinda from Delhi. With the change in team coming to play, hopes was banging his hopes to perform better this year as another all-rounder Angelo Mathews of Pune was under injury concerns and srilankan schedule. Now with the knee injury making it impossible for him to play in IPL 5, James hopes can be seen to be packing his bags for home. Pune warriors had already been in discussions with Michael Clarke as a possible replacement for yuvraj Singh. Now with James hopes out of IPL another replacement slot is vacant and Pune is now pinning their hopes on getting the Bangladesh batsman Tamim Iqbal with them.