Bangladesh team play most of their matches in Mirpur. The wicket of the 'Home of Cricket' is slow-paced, so the spinners get assistance here. Batters find it difficult to score runs, so big scores are rare. And this practice seems to be the obstacle for the progress of Bangladesh in world cricket.

Tamim believes that in this era, if any team do not score 350 runs in ODI cricket, there is no guarantee of victory. This is the perception of the Bangladesh captain after losing the recently concluded series against Zimbabwe despite scoring 303 runs in one match and 290 runs in the other match.

He said, “We want to score 350 runs – this is our team goal. It's on our minds. Sometime we want to score 350 which we have never done before. I am not saying that we will score 350 runs in the next match. But we have this goal.”

Tamim thinks that 300 runs will be scored in every match in the 2023 ODI World Cup. He added, “If we think about the World Cup, there will be 300 runs per match on average in India. The game is changing. One team can win by scoring 260-270 runs in Mirpur and some venues in India. Most other venues are like 290, 300, 310 runs. We are very careful about this stuff. Hope you will see us like this in the coming days.”

Zimbabwe's batsmen scored four centuries on a batting-friendly wicket in Harare, while none of Bangladesh's hit three figures. Tamim thinks that this century drought has caused Bangladesh the series. He also expressed his dissatisfaction with his own performance, even though he scored a pair of half-centuries.

He further said, “I am not happy at all. I got some runs, but not happy at all. It is very difficult to get such a wicket. No matter how good the wicket is, the bowlers have some advantages. It is very comfortable to bat here except for the first 10 overs. Here, getting out by 50-60 runs is not enough. And that was the difference between the two teams. They have 4 centuries, we have none. I am not happy with the individual performance.”