Tanzid stresses team success over personal records

Dhaka, 8 Dec - 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.

Senior assistant coach Mohammad Salauddin and batting coach Mohammad Ashraful 
are working closely with the batters to refine their skills. 

Tanzid believes that this camp will be immensely beneficial.

"It's a great initiative to conduct a skill camp before the BPL, because 
after the tournament, we won't have much time. Specific batting camps like 
this are very rare, which makes it a positive step for us," Tanzid said. 

"We are working on fixing our mistakes and improving our skills. The coaches 
are focusing on one specific area-how to play during the powerplay and how to 
find the gaps."BSS