Bangladesh's Bangladesh opener Tanzid Hasan Tamim has insisted that his primary focus is on contributing to the team's success rather than chasing individual records as he prepares for the upcoming T20 World Cup.
Since his debut in 2024, Tanzid has been Bangladesh's most consistent batter in T20 cricket. This year, he achieved several milestones, including setting the record for the most runs (775) and hitting the most sixes (41) in a calendar year by any Bangladeshi batter.
As he heads into the World Cup in strong form, expectations are high. However, Tanzid has ruled out the idea of focusing on personal milestones.
"I don't think the terms like individual milestones. My focus is always on contributing to the team," Tanzid said during the ongoing skill camp at the indoor facilities in Mirpur.
"If I score runs but the team doesn't win, those runs have no value. I also don't believe in trying to surpass others. My job is to score runs."
Although he won't focus on individual records, Tanzid is keen to improve his performance in multinational tournaments, where his stats have been less than stellar.
So far, he has scored 1,120 runs in 45 T20 matches at a strike rate of 128 and an average of 28. However, when excluding his performances in the T20 World Cup and Asia Cup-where he has struggled-his average and strike rate see a significant improvement.
In seven World Cup matches, he has scored just 76 runs, while in five Asia Cup games, he has made only 67 runs. But outside these multinational events, his strike rate is over 140, and his average exceeds 35.
Correcting his performances in these marquee tournaments is a priority for Tanzid ahead of the World Cup.
"I couldn't play to my potential in the ICC events. I also didn't live up to expectations in the Asia Cup. I hope to fix those issues," he added.
"It really hurt me that I've been performing consistently in the last few series, but couldn't translate that form into multinational tournaments. I'll focus on improving my stats."
With the T20 World Cup set to begin after the upcoming Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the national team will have no other fixtures before the tournament. There will also be no additional training camps after the BPL, which is why a special batting camp has been organized in Mirpur for the players before the BPL starts. "BSS
