PAK vs BAN: பாகிஸ்தான் பயிற்சியாளர் ஜேசன் கில்லெஸ்பி ஏற்கனவே வங்கதேசத்திடம் தோல்வியை ஒப்புக்கொண்டாரா?

“Admittedly, the odds are probably in favour of Bangladesh,” quipped Pakistan Test coach Jason Gillespie following Day 4 of the second Test that majorly belonged to the visitors. Imagine the situation Pakistan would be in if their fairly new appointed red-ball coach goes on to say that his team are not ‘favourites’ to win a Test.

Courtesy of their impregnable spirit and some impressive individual performances, Bangladesh have put Pakistan on the mat in their ongoing two-match Test series in Rawalpindi. They first recorded their unprecedented maiden Test win over Pakistan and now are 143 runs away from a historic Test series win.

“I guarantee you will lose..,” Gillespie

While Gillespie is mindful that his team may not have the upper hand going into Day 5, we takes confidence from the fact that Bangladesh were reduced to a sorry 26/6 in their first innings when Khurram Shahzad wrecked havoc.

“We don’t shy away from that, but we’ve already lost if we walk out there expecting to lose. We took 6 for 26 in the first innings so we know that we can have an impact with the ball if we bowl really well.,” said Gillespie.

“I hope we get on tomorrow so we can try and win a Test match. We’ve got to have that mindset. Because if we walk out there expecting to lose, well, I guarantee you will lose. But if we walk out there with the mindset and the belief that we can try and shake this game up, then there’s hope. Sometimes, you need those 50-50 things to go your way but we’ve got to have that attitude and mindset that we’re going to go there to win the Test match for Pakistan.“

“We need to take our catches, take any opportunity that comes our way and you never know. This game can create all sorts of drama. So I’m hoping that we can create some theatre and put a smile on a few people’s faces here in Pakistan tomorrow.”

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