Bangladesh's newly-appointed head coach Phil Simmons on Saturday said the aim is to win next few Tests. After Chandika Hathurusinghe was suspended on disciplinary grounds by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Tuesday, West Indies cricket legend Phil Simmons has been appointed in his place. Speaking at his first official press conference, Simmons said that he will make sure the focus of the team stays on cricket and not on the outside of cricket.

"[Keeping distractions away from the players] is a big part of our job over the next few days, to make sure the focus is on the cricket, and not on the outside of cricket. We can control how we prepare for Monday, that's how we are trying to get the team to focus," Simmons was quoted by ESPNcricinfo as saying. He added that if the Bengal Tigers win their upcoming Test matches then they will be in contention for the World Test Championship final.