Published: Nov 01, 2015, 01:35 PM (IST)
Edited: Nov 01, 2015, 01:44 PM (IST)
St. John’s, Antigua: Phil Simmons will be reinstated as head coach of the West Indies Cricket team weeks after his suspension, according to a media report. The report quoted “well-placed sources” within the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) as confirming that Simmons will resume his post as head coach, reports CMC. The development follows a meeting between Simmons and the WICB Human Resource Committee after his public outburst in which he questioned the make-up of the One-Day International squad. WICB sources were quoted as saying Simmons was warned about his outburst and was told that comments like those would not be tolerated in the future. Scorecard: Sri Lanka vs West Indies, 1st ODI at Colombo (RPS)
Simmons was suspended for saying there was “too much interference from outside” in the selection of the ODI squad. The former Windies all-rounder was upset that all-rounder Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard, whose services are in high demand in Twenty20 leagues around the world, failed to make the West Indies one-day international squad. WICB selection panel member Eldine Baptiste is acting as coach for the current series in Sri Lanka. Simmons is expected to take the West Indies to Australia for three Test matches starting in early December. ALSO READ: Sri Lanka Cricket’s governing body election in January
Sri Lanka vs West Indies one -day international is to start today with the first ODI to be held at Colombo. After a disheartening campaign in the Test series against Sri Lanka, West Indies will hope to turn the tide in their favour in the three-match One-Day International (ODI) series.For Sri Lanka, Colombo has been one of their luckiest grounds in term of results. Out of 100 ODIs played at this venue, the hosts have conquered 62 and lost just 32 games with seven games ending in no result. They will be high on confidence and need to carry the gained momentum into the ODI series. ALSO READ: Viv Richards backs Phil Simmons for standing against ‘rotten’ West Indies Cricket Board (WICB)
