Bangladesh head coach Phil Simmons believes that India is not invincible and on Wednesday, when his team will take on the current World Champion in the Asia Cup Super Four, it will not matter what Suryakumar Yadav -led team has achieved in the last four matches.
Bangladesh has defeated Sri Lanka in the first match of Super four phase and this will greatly increase the confidence of the team. The Indian team will face Bangladesh on Wednesday after defeating Pakistan.
Simmons, who played for the West Indies from 1987 to 1999, was asked if it was possible to defeat this Indian team, he said, “Every team has the ability to beat this Indian team.”
He further said that what has happened before the match is played, it does not matter. What will happen on Wednesday is about that. This is about performance during that three and a half hours of game. We will try to play the best on our behalf and hopefully find India’s weaknesses. This is the way we win the match. ”This 62 -year -old former player said that he understands the atmosphere of any match related to India and wants his players to face the challenge by enjoying the moment.
The Bangladesh coach said that, every match especially has an enthusiasm in matches related to India as they are the number one T20 team in the world. We are just going to enjoy this enthusiasm. Simmons believes that the Dubai International Cricket Stadium (DICS) pitch is really very good for batting and there will be no major issue in the match.
He said, “I did not see much difference in the wicket in 40 overs. I think this is one of the best wickets that I have seen here for some time. I think last night (India vs Pakistan) was the same. Bangladesh coach said, “The wicket was great for batting. The bowlers had to bowl correctly. I don’t think the toss will not have much effect. ”
Simmons said that playing cricket continuously in Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the heat of September is very challenging. The former player playing 26 Tests and 143 ODIs for the West Indies said, “I think the players are quite fit to play matches continuously.” But it is challenging for any team to play T20 matches continuously. This is more difficult than people who think.