Bangladesh head coach Phil Simmons has emphasised that his side will be looking to do their best when they face India without considering how Suryakumar Yadav’s side has done thus far in the tournament. India have practicallt steamrolled every team they have faced thus far in the 2025 Asia Cup and will be facing Bangladesh in what will be the second game for both sides in the Super fours.
“Every team has the ability to beat India,” Simmons told reporters on the eve of the match. “The game is played on the day. It’s not what India has done before. It’s what happens on Wednesday. It’s what happens during that three and a half hour period. We will try to play as best as we can and hope to find chinks in India’s armoury. That’s the way we win games.” The 62-year-old Simmons understands the surround sound around any game involving India and wants his wards to soak in that electric atmosphere, stay in the moment, and enjoy the challenge to the fullest.
“Every game, especially games involving India, have a hype because they’re the number one T20 team in the world. There must be a hype. We’re just going to ride on the hype. We’re going to enjoy the moment and enjoy the game.” Bangladesh also started their Super Fours with a win, beating Sri Lanka by four wickets.
Simmons, however, did say that Bangladesh have to figure out how to adapt to playing matches on two consecutive days in the heat and humidity of Dubai. After playing India on Wednesday, Bangladesh face Pakistan on Thursday. “It is extremely difficult to play back-to-back T20 matches, back-to-back ODIs. So it’s not a nice thing but again we are prepared, we have trained really hard. I think the guys are fit enough to handle the back-to-back game. But it is not a fair thing for any team to have to play back-to-back T20s. It’s a lot more difficult than people seem to think,” said the coach, who played 26 Tests and 143 ODIs for the West Indies during his playing days.
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