‘Every team can beat India’: Bangladesh coach ahead of Asia Cup 2025 Super 4 clash

Bangladesh will come into the match after having beaten Sri Lanka in an earlier Super 4s game, something that has boosted their confidence enormously considering T20Is aren’t their ‘Go-To‘ 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, replied: “Every team has the ability to beat India.”

“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.