Bangladesh head coach Phil Simmons doesn’t view India as an unbeatable team. As his ‘Tigers’ prepare to face the reigning world champions in an Asia Cup Super 4 encounter on Wednesday, he believes that past achievements of Suryakumar Yadav and his team won’t matter.
Bangladesh enters the match with boosted confidence after defeating Sri Lanka in a previous Super 4 game, despite T20Is not being their preferred format.
When asked if India’s team can be beaten, Simmons, who played for a formidable West Indies side from the late 1980s to the late ’90s, replied, “Every team has the ability to beat India."
“The game is played on the day. It’s not about what India has done before; it’s about what happens on Wednesday during that three and a half hour period. We will play to the best of our abi