Bangladesh ware bowled out for 164 in the first innings, but they came strongly with the ball and skittled the home side for 146. They have an improved batting performance in the second and made 268, Barrage of bouncers and verbals on the third afternoon to get into a winning position.
“I love the way the batters came out with a positive attitude,” Simmons said on the official broadcast after the game. “They had a survival attitude in the first few games [since I took charge]On the third day, you are that they were saying, ‘I have come to play the game’. I loved and enjoy it. I made sure that they know that it is the way we have to play from now on. The test Win is something that these young players were looking forward to. It is nice to see them come back in their way after losing the first test match. It’s total joy for me.
“I think when we had the delay [due to wet outfield on the first day] And the Sun was out, as hot as I felt in jamaica for a long time, there was no question that we had to bat first. The wicket has dared out. We had to make the running in the test match, as was down 1-0. The decision to bat wasn’t a definition one. I think breaking it to the batters… it is a team that likes to bowl first to see what’s there. Giving them the confidence that I believe in you, that you can bat first here, I think that LED to how we are batted in the second innings. We just needed to do better than the first innings. “
“The things he tells me before going on to the field, I wonder where he is playing his fourth or fifth test match. Sure we will see a lot more of Him “
Phil Simmons on Nahid Rana
“Jaker Scored Three Fiftees in Successive Tests, So He Knows His Game. Not Always Going to be the way it is, “Simmons said. “I have been impressed with [Mehidy]He Took Over from Shanto in Short Notice. He has taken the job and run with it. Mehidy and Taijul Complement Each Other. Mehidy is a little bit faster and straighter, whereas taijul uses his variations a lot.
“Taijul Loves Hitting The Stumps, So He Bowls More Arm Balls Than [conventional] Spinners. He seems to be getting better every game. You could see that there was more thought in his bowling here in every session. “
Having been molested the first test to manage his workload, Rana Hit West Indies with Rapid Pace in Kingston for a Match Haul of 6 for 93.
“I was even more impressed [with Rana in Jamaica] Than i was in sharjah where he made his Odi debut, “Simmons said. At the end of the day yesterday, he was bowling in his mid40s. We under-rated the young fast bowler’s ability to assess the situation.
“The things he tells me before going on to the field, I wonder where he is playing his fourth or fifth test match. Sure we will see a lot more of Hem. “