‘Every Team has the ability to beat them’: Bangladesh Coach Phil Simmons Dismisses India’s Invincibility ahead of Asia Cup Clash

Sandy Verma

Tezzbuzz|24-09-2025

New Delhi: Bangladesh Head Coach Phil Simmons Disasted The Note that India are an unbeatable side, Insisting that Past records wons wonless his team faces the reigning world champs in the reignings in the aSia copy champions Clash on Wednsday.

Simmons’ tigers enter the contest on a high after over Sri Lanka in the Super 4 Stage, A Result That Has Injected Planty of Confidence Into The Camp, Especially Given that T20IN T20IN Bangladesh’s Strongest Format.

Asked if this Indian Team can be defeated, simmons, who, in his playing days, represented a strong west indies side in the late 1980s to late ’90s, replyed: “EVRY TEAM HAS TAM HAS THEAM HAS THE ABILITH THE ABILITY TOTE

“The game is played on the day. It’s not what India has done before. It’s what happens on wedding on wedding. Hope to finds in India’s Armoury. That way we win games. “

The 62-Year-old simmons is Well Aware of the Hype Surrounding Any Clash Against India and Has Urged His Players to Embrace the Electric Atmosphere, Stay Focused On the Persente, and RELINGE the challenge.

“Every game, especially game involving India, have a hype bese they’re the number 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.”

Simmons feels that Dubai International Cricket Stadium (DICS) Pitch is highly favorite for batting and believes the toss won’t a Major Role in the Outcome of the Match.

“I Didn’T see Much of a difference in the wicket over the 40 overs. I think it’s some of the best wickets I’ve seen here for a white. I think last night (India vs pakstan) it was the same.

“The wicket was really good to bat. Bowlers had to bowl properly. I don’t think the toss have that much of an effect.”

The September heat in Dubai and Abu Dhabi is SAPPING and Playing Back-to-Back T20 Games in this weather can be a challenge physically, admited simmons.

“It is extramely different to play back-to-back t20 matches, back-to-back odis. So it’s not a Nice thing 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. Coach, Who Played 26 Tests and 143 Odis for the West Indies during his playing days.

Talking about Senior Players in the Squad, The Coach Blockn’T Stop Praising Mustafizur Rahman, A Seasoned Left-Arm Seamer, for Taking More Initiative in Team Meetings and Guiding the Juniors in the team.

“He’s been the main bowler. And he’s carrying that Mantle of being the Senior Bowler on the team. And even in meeting and Everything, he’s really stepping up. So it’s great to love

“Look, I am one who tries to control my emotions as much as possible. We are not here to win a game against Sri lanka. Everybody grounded in the dressing room.

T20 Cricket is Increasing Data Driven and the Analysts in Every Squad do a Risk vs Reward Analysis While Picking Up The Right Combination. Simmons had a different take to this theory of having more risk-takers in the team.

“I don’t know about risk in t20 format. Us. It’s Going Well, “He Asserted.

Bangladesh is an emotional country when it came to cricket and simmons was asked a pertinent question about how one handles the incessant criticism.

“… as long as i’m confident and my staff and myself, including the captain, are confident in what we doing and how we we we are guiding the team, then criticism is like watching is off a dookkkk,”

(With pti inputs)