Lendl Simmons to miss ICC World T20

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Lendl Simmons has been ruled out of the International Cricket Council’s World Twenty20  Tournament due to a back injury.

Lendl Simmons
Lendl Simmons

The 31-year-old right-handed top-order batsman will remain in Trinidad to continue his rehabilitation. A replacement player will be named in the coming days.

The Windies are due to arrive in Kolkata on Monday, March 7 ahead of the global event. They will have official warm-up matches against India on Thursday, March 10 and against Australia on Sunday, March 13.

West Indies have been drawn in Group 1 of the Super 10 stage where they will play alongside England, South Africa, Sri Lanka, and one of the qualifiers from the first round.
FULL SQUAD
Darren Sammy (Captain)
Samuel Badree
Sulieman Benn
Carlos Brathwaite
Dwayne Bravo
Johnson Charles
Andre Fletcher
Chris Gayle
Jason Holder
Ashley Nurse
Denesh Ramdin
Andre Russell
Marlon Samuels
Jerome Taylor

Team Management
Phil Simmons (Head Coach)
Rawl Lewis (Interim Team Operations Manager)
Sir Curtly Ambrose (Bowling Consultant)
Stuart Williams (Assistant Coach)
Andre Coley (Assistant Coach)
C.J Clark (Physiotherapist)
Ronald Rogers (Strength & Conditioning Coach)
Dexter Augustus (Analyst)
Philip Spooner (Media Manager)
Virgil Browne (Massage Therapist)

FULL MATCH SCHEDULE
United Arab Emirates Series
Saturday, February 27: West Indies beat Zimbabwe by 18 runs – Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah
Monday, February 29: West Indies beat Zimbabwe by 10 wickets – Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah
Friday, March 4: West Indies beat Warwickshire by 13 runs – Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Sunday, March 6: vs Warwickshire – Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai

ICC World T20 Warm-ups
Thursday, March 10: vs India – Eden Garden, Kolkata
Sunday, March 13: vs Australia – Eden Garden, Kolkata

ICC World T20 Super 10 Group 1
Wednesday, March 16: vs England – Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Sunday, March 20: vs Sri Lanka – M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Friday, March 25: vs South Africa – Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
Sunday, March 27: vs Qualifier 1B – Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur (ICC)

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