Watch Bangladesh head coach Phil Simmons speak to the media in Lahore, ahead of their cricket series in Pakistan. In this exclusive press conference, Simmons shares his thoughts on the team's preparation, key players, and expectations from the tour. Don’t miss out on this insightful media talk hosted by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
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00:00Sir, Bangladesh received a major blow in Mustafizor and got injured, so you'll miss him definitely, he was a front line baller.
00:14Yeah, you'll miss your senior, he's senior Seema right now, and as we saw how he was bowling in the IPL, then we will miss him.
00:23But again, it's a chance for somebody to step up and take his place for this three matches.
00:28Is Khalid's giant in his place?
00:30Yeah, I think he'll be coming tonight.
00:32Tonight? Yeah.
00:34Pakistan is not performing well in the last couple of series. Do you think this is the best time to beat Pakistan in the T20s?
00:43I don't know about the best time to beat Pakistan in the T20s, I think it's a time for us to play at our best.
00:49We win the series, we win the series, but Pakistan is a dangerous team at any point in time, so you don't take that for granted.
00:58Ramis?
00:59Hello friends, I'm from Pakistan.
01:01Last series you have played against Rui and you lost the series. How are the Royal going up since Pakistan team is not doing well for the last couple of years since 53?
01:10So how are things are shaping up and you won the Test series against Pakistan last year as well?
01:15Well, I don't know. You keep saying that Pakistan is not doing well, but Pakistan is Pakistan. Anything can, you know, the players can come up to scratch.
01:24It was difficult losing the series in UAE, but then sometimes that lifts you up. So let's hope that it lifts up the team and our morale has been great.
01:34Thank you very much.
01:35Hello, Bakker.
01:36Did you assess the conditions during PSL, especially when the spinners were performing, especially in the T20s?
01:42But this series is in Lahore, but the player performed really well in the PSL, so it might help Bangladesh?
01:48Yeah, it might help us. We'll assess. We just got here, so we'll assess what's happening. We have shown here who has been at the PSL right through, so Mushi has been at the PSL right through, so we'll get information from them and make our decisions.
02:03What is, sorry, repeat?
02:20Look, in the absence of senior players, young players are there and you always find somebody who is looking to make a name for themselves, so you can never take that for granted.
02:30They dare or not, we have to play against 11 players and that's what we look forward to.
02:35Phil, this is your first tour in Pakistan, and if you have prevailed before, any golden memories you have you want to share?
02:45Any golden memories? I have all golden memories in Pakistan. Playing days I enjoyed Pakistan, I enjoyed playing here. A little more freedom to go out at that time, but I enjoyed it.
02:58Karachi I enjoyed last year, so I'm always looking forward to coming here.
03:04Cheyab?
03:05Coach, how is the morale of Bangladesh team after the defeat against UAE and what are the chances you are seeing in this series?
03:17I think the morale is great. You can hear them out there. The morale has been very good and I think that there's always a great chance of winning the series because people keep saying that Pakistan are not playing well, but again, it's about what happens on the day and we have a good chance of winning the series here.
03:35Mr. Fizz and Nahid are not going to lock in. How much do you do it?
03:40You miss them, especially Fizz, he's your senior bowler right now, so you are going to miss him, but again, as I said before, somebody's got to take up that mantle, so let's hope one of the bowlers decide I'm going to be the one to fill in for Fizz in this series.
03:58Yes, in the last series. Coach, in the last series, Captain Mutombo mentioned that in the middle of her, we have been struggling, both in the base and the ice cream.
04:07So what could you have planned to develop the situation and what you have thought about Sean Tate joining with UAE?
04:14I think Sean Tate is a brilliant addition. I think he's going to be brilliant for not just the bowlers, but for the team in general.
04:23The way things go, yes, we are working very hard on trying to improve all our aspects when the cricket comes. I think in the middle is just one of the things we're trying to improve and hopefully in the series we get better.
04:41I think our bowling is usually our strongest suit in this format, but having two senior bowlers in tasking and Fizz out, then it balances it off.
04:57I think our batting these days is getting stronger and stronger and especially in that first six overs.
05:03Thank you. Thank you.