SAINT JOHN’S: West Indian right-handed batsman Lendl Simmons has announced that he will hang up his international cricket boots with immediate effect.
Simmons, who represented the West Indies in 144 matches in all formats, has decided to end his long career, which began in 2006 against Pakistan.
In his decorated career, the explosive right-handed batsman scored 3,736 runs, including two centuries in ODI cricket.
A second retiree from the West Indies in the space of 24 hours!
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Simmons’ highest score of 122 came against Bangladesh in Mirpur in 2011. However, the 37-year-old has been seen exclusively on T20I in recent times.
The right-handed batsman helped the West Indies lift the 2016 T20 World Cup title with his 82-run winner against hosts India in the semi-final at Wankhede Stadium before the eventual champions defeated England in the final for the back. of an amazing hitting display by Carlos Brathwaite.
However, the world cup winning player has clarified that he will continue to play franchise cricket.
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