Pakistan National Cricket Team head coach red ball Jason Gillespie He made a sensational statement ahead of the fifth and final day of the second Test against the Bangladesh National Cricket Team.
The ongoing test match between Pakistan and Bangladesh will reach its final day on September 3 and the visitors are looking as favorites to seal victory.
After the first day’s play, the Bangla Tigers did well in the first innings and bundled Pakistan out for just 274, with Saim Ayub, Shan Masood and Salman Agha scoring half-centuries for the hosts.
In reply, Bangladesh looked hapless with the bat initially and were reduced to 26/6, but heroics from Litton Das and Mehidy Hasan Miraz took Bangladesh to 262 all out.
Then, a poor batting display from Pakistan in the third innings saw them bowl out for 172 and set a target of 185 runs for Bangladesh. At stumps on Day 4, Bangladesh were 42/0, just 143 runs short of victory.
Meanwhile, Jason Gillespie admitted Bangladesh were favourites, but encouraged Pakistan’s players to be confident going into the final day.
“Admittedly, the odds are in Bangladesh’s favour,” he told a press conference. “We don’t shy away from it, but if we expect to lose, we’ve already lost. We got 6 for 26 in the first innings, so we know if we really bat, we can have an impact on the ball. good.”
Jason Gillespie also spoke to the Pakistani bowlers and told them strictly to be ruthless and disciplined.
“We talked to our bowlers about being relentless, being disciplined and bowling with intent,” Jason Gillespie said.
“And we just got away from our game plan and I challenged the bowlers quite strongly on that. We have to make sure we are in the contest every time because Test cricket can get away from you. The opposition is very good. And I won’t hesitate to say that Bangladesh played well at the time.”
“When you think about it, and I talked about it with the bowlers this morning, we’ve got to identify those times where the ball is a little bit older and maybe the surface is settled. We just have to really hang on. And don’t try to look for the wicket because you can fall into that trap. .
I hope we can create some theater and put a smile on a few people’s faces – Jason Gillespie
Jason Gillespie then urged the Pakistani players to come out on Day 5 with a mindset to win the match; otherwise they will definitely lose. He also hoped that his team would give their all on the field and win the second test match to put a smile on the faces of Pakistani fans. Jason Gillespie elaborated:
“Hopefully we go out there tomorrow so we can win the test match. We have to have that mindset. Because if we go out there expecting to lose, I guarantee you’re going to lose. But if we go out there with the mindset and the belief that we can shake this game, then there’s hope that you you need that 50-50 thing to go your way, but we have to have that attitude and mindset to go there to win a test match for Pakistan.
“We have to take what we catch, take every opportunity that comes our way and you never know. This game can create all kinds of drama. So hopefully we can create some theater and put a smile on a few people’s faces here in Pakistan tomorrow.”
If Pakistan wins the second test match against Bangladesh, it will be Shan Masood’s first win as the team’s red ball captain.
