Chandika Hathurusingha's Bangladesh chapter has ended in the second round. Phil Simmons was removed as the head coach of the Bangladesh team last Monday. After 18 hours of appointment, this new head coach set foot in Dhaka. The former West Indies World Cup winning coach appeared in a press conference for the first time after taking charge. At this time, he talked about the new responsibility of the Bangladesh team and the absence of Shakib Al Hasan.

Phil Simmons

Simmons dreamed of playing the final of the World Test Championship with responsibility. About the South Africa series, he said, 'I think the good part for me is that we have a test match ahead of us, which we have to prepare for. Very important test match. If we can win the next few matches, then we will be in the finals (of the Test Championship).'

Shakib's arrival in the country was suspended and Hathuru's dismissal combined with various incidents in the country's cricket arena. "My first concern is cricket," Simmons said. The squad I have in front of me is to prepare them for Monday (the first Test). The last two days have been great, the boys have worked hard. We want to focus on cricket by leaving aside all the doubts outside of cricket.'

After that, when the subject of Shakib came up, Simmons again avoided it and returned to cricket. A big part of our job over the next few days is to make sure all the focus is on cricket. That is what I can control. We can control how we prepare for the match. I want to keep it in the eyes of boys too.'

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Incidentally, the two-match Test series between Bangladesh and South Africa will start from next Monday (October 21). The first test will be held at Mirpur Sher-e Bangla Stadium. Then the second Test from October 29 at Chittagong's Zahoor Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium.