SA coach Gibson warns against taking Bangladesh for granted

New South Africa coach Ottis Gibson has warned his players not to take Bangladesh for granted when they play a two-Test series against the Tigers, timeslive.co.za reports.

The head coach, who was presented to the media on Tuesday said that the Tigers have managed to beat strong opponents in recent times and have improved immensely.

"I don't want us to go to the series against Bangladesh with the mentality of taking them for granted'" Gidbson said on Tuesday.

He also reminded that Bangladesh defeated Australia at home in the recently concluded two-Test series.

Gibson was the bowling coach of the England side that toured Bangladesh in 2016 and had seen what the Tigers are capable of when they defeated England in the second Test to level the two-Test series.

"We saw how Bangladesh played against Australia.

"I was in Bangladesh with England last year and they won a Test match.

"They are a confident international Test team and we can't go there with a mentality of being in the comfort zone.

"They are going to be tough.

"They have Courtney Walsh on their technical staff as the bowling coach and their head coach is doing a fantastic job' which makes them a tough opposition."